LaparoscopicAppendectomy near Berkeley Heights, NJ

Biography: Dr. Ronald Bagner, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in East Brunswick, NJ. He is 77 years old and has been practicing for 51 years. Dr. Ronald Bagner, MD is affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Biography: Ryan Lucero, M.D., is the program director of the surgical residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Mathematics. He then received his medical degree from The University of Toledo College of Medicine. His general surgery residency training was completed at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. Following surgical residency, Dr. Lucero completed a fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at Temple University Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine.His first appointment was at OhioHealth, Grant Medical Center as a trauma and acute care surgeon where he spent 5 years as core faculty and 3 years as site director and associate program director for OhioHealth Doctors Hospital general surgery residency. During that time he established a trauma in situ simulation curriculum. In 2024, he was recruited to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital as the program director for general surgery residency. His clinical practice includes trauma, acute care surgery, and surgical critical care. His special interests include surgical education, curriculum development, and simulation as well as new faculty development and mentorship.

Care Philosophy: My goal is to provide patients with the information, skills and resources to make the best decision possible, and to use my skill set to provide the best possible thoracic surgical care. It is my goal in life to provide patients with what they need in order to reach their goals.