Laparoscopic Appendectomy near Plantation, FL

Biography: David A. Motola, M.D., is a board-certified general surgeon at Baptist Health. He is trained to manage a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting most areas of the body. He has expertise in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery and performs robotic surgery to address abdominal wall hernias, hiatal hernias, gallbladder disease and other foregut issues. His clinical interests include both medical and surgical weight loss.After earning his medical degree at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y., Dr. Motola completed a five-year general surgery residency and a bariatric surgery fellowship at Orlando Regional Medical Center. During his fellowship, he was a general surgeon at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital and Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital.Dr. Motola is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He has conducted research in his specialty, published his work in medical journals and presented at national symposiums. Dr. Motola believes that health is much more than lab values and diagnostic images. He addresses a patient's health from a holistic standpoint physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. He meets his patients where they are and treats them as if they were a loved one.Dr. Motola is fluent in English and Spanish. When he is not in the clinic or operating room, he spends his time in the gym maintaining his fitness, in the garden tending to his plants and in his study building Legos. He also enjoys traveling and culinary pursuits.

Biography: Dr. Rupa Seetharamaiah, MD is a Bariatric Surgery Specialist who practices in Miami, FL. She is 51 years old and has been practicing for 28 years. Dr. Rupa Seetharamaiah, MD is affiliated with South Miami Hospital.

Biography: Benjamin Reed, M.D. is a board-certified general surgeon at Baptist Health. He specializes in abdominal wall reconstruction, including revisional hernias and enterocutaneous fistulae, and foregut disease, including reflux treatment and revisional foregut surgery.Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Reed was a general surgeon and minimally invasive surgery fellow at Prisma Health Upstate in Greenville, S.C.After earning his undergraduate degree at Duke University, Dr. Reed served six years in the U.S. Army as a medic and received numerous awards. Upon completion of his military service, he spent two years working as a paramedic. He went on to earn his medical degree at Case Western University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained to complete a general surgery internship at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. He completed a general surgery residency at West Virginia University and a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at Prisma Health in Greenville, S.C. During his fellowship, he worked with multiple national leaders in the fields of abdominal wall reconstruction and foregut disease.Dr. Reed is active in several national surgical organizations, including the American College of Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Special Operations Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that covers military and trauma medicine. He is also a published author in the areas of trauma surgery, bariatric surgery and abdominal wall reconstruction. He enjoys teaching and has served as an instructor at the Medical University of South Carolina Greenville and the Division for Military and Austere Medicine and Surgery at West Virginia University.Dr. Reed spends time with his patients so he can understand their goals and recommend the safest and most effective intervention. He finds that patient involvement in goals of care decision-making enhances patient satisfaction and results in the best outcomes.During his free time, Dr. Reed enjoys hiking, reading Shakespeare, and playing retro video games.