Laparoscopic Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair near Chester, PA

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Biography: Dr. Santoro is a native Delawarean. He is a graduate of St. Mark's High School ('99) here in Delaware as well as the University of Delaware. He attended St. George's University School of Medicine where he graduated magna cum laude in 2009. He continued his training at Christiana Care completing his residency in 2014, also serving as Chief resident from 2013-2014. In addition, since finishing his residency, Dr. Santoro has completed advanced training in robotic and single site robotic surgery. Dr. Santoro is a board certified General Surgeon and specializes in advanced laparoscopic/robotic and minimally invasive techniques. He is particularly interested in complex abdominal wall hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction, has begun performing these complicated operations using the daVinci robot, and was the first surgeon in the state of Delaware to perform an Abdominal Wall Reconstruction robotically. His interests also include surgical oncology and breast surgery, surgical dermatology, endoscopy, and colorectal surgery.

Biography: Dr. Lawrence Greenawald is a board certified general, abdominal, gastrointestinal and laparoscopic/robotic assisted laparoscopic surgeon in group practice at Virtua Lourdes Surgical Associates in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. He is a Philadelphia native and completed his medical degree at Drexel University with internship and residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Greenawald specializes in the surgical management of diseases of the abdominal wall and the hollow GI tract, including minimally invasive hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction, minimally invasive cholecystectomy, minimally invasive colectomy, surgical disease of the skin and soft tissues, wound care, and acute/emergency surgical treatment.