LaparoscopicAppendectomy near Port Saint Lucie, FL

Care Philosophy: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital physicians provide a wide variety of high-quality medical and surgical services with clinical expertise and a focus on compassionate, patient- and family-centered care in a child-friendly atmosphere.

Care Philosophy: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital physicians provide a wide variety of high-quality medical and surgical services with clinical expertise and a focus on compassionate, patient- and family-centered care in a child-friendly atmosphere.

Biography: Dr. Lauren Allen is a board-eligible general surgeon with well-rounded expertise. She is an alumnus of Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her general surgery training at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami, Florida. Her clinical interests encompass a diverse variety of general surgery procedures including biliary, hernia, intestinal and breast surgery. She is trained and certified in robotic and minimally invasive surgery. She also cares for patients with emergent surgical pathology. Dr. Allen provides excellent patient care with a comforting bedside manner that is the foundation of a strong patient-physician relationship. Her goal is to take her patients and their family members through the pre-operative, operative and post-operative phases of care knowing that they are in great hands.

Biography: This physician is accepting telehealth visits. Dr. Jon Brown graduated from medical school in 2005 and subsequently completed a General Surgery residency as well as a Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care. He began practicing General Surgery in Truth or Consequences, NM where he developed and ran a Trauma and Surgery program for several years in rural New Mexico. After moving to Florida, Dr Brown practiced at HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital? specifically in the arena of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care before coming to Port St. Lucie permanently. Dr. Brown is also an avid pilot with Instrument ratings and has been an experimental aircraft pilot and test pilot for several years. Along with building experimental aircraft, he has built three Factory Five Racing cars which have been racetrack proven.Beyond practicing surgery in the US, Dr Brown is actively involved with Health Talents International to provide surgical services on a bi-yearly basis to Guatemala. He has also traveled extensively to western Africa and the Caribbean, and has been involved in writing guide books for several countries in West Africa.