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Washington DC Metropolitan Area

WebMD has identified 338 Surgeons in the Washington DC area (22 counties and 758 zip codes).

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Selected Surgeons in Washington DC

Raneri, Anthony

Baltimore WA Medical Wound Ctr

301 Hospital Dr Fl 1

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Sulkin, Michael

Horizon Vascular Specialists

18109 Prince Philip Dr Ste 100

Olney, MD 20832

Fox, Robert

Horizon Vascular Specialists

18109 Prince Philip Dr Ste 100

Olney, MD 20832

Silva, Richard

Horizon Vascular Specialists

18109 Prince Philip Dr Ste 100

Olney, MD 20832

Imoke, Efem

Universal Surgical Associates

4713 Leeds Ave

Halethorpe, MD 21227

Halmi, Denis

Blue Point Surgical Group

3620 Joseph Siewick Dr Ste 200

Fairfax, VA 22033

Afram, Joseph

Joseph D Afram MD

1011 New Hampshire Ave NW

Washington, DC 20037

Sunkara, Udaya

Udaya R Sunkara MD

7845 Oakwood Rd Ste 201

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Doorandish, Dariush

Dariush Doorandish MD

325 Hospital Dr Ste 201

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Choi, Dave

Dave Y Choi MD

7845 Oakwood Rd Ste 205

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Bahmanyar, Bijan

Community Surgical Practice

7311 Hanover Pkwy Ste B

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Blair, Willie

Willie C Blair MD PA

7525 Greenway Center Dr Ste 211

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Cohen, Max

Max H Cohen MD

10215 Fernwood Rd Ste 401B

Bethesda, MD 20817

Kreutz, Berny

Johns Hopkins Comm Phys

6420 Rockledge Dr Ste 2200

Bethesda, MD 20817

Limpuangthip, Reangthong

R P Limpuangthip MDs

7721 Belle Point Dr

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Starin, Lawrence

Lawrence R Starin MD

3921 Ferrara Dr

Silver Spring, MD 20906

Goicochea, Juvenal

Juvenal R Goicochea MD

8218 Wisconsin Ave Ste 212

Bethesda, MD 20814

Restrepo, Gustavo

Gustavo A Restorative MD

8955 Edmonston Rd Ste I

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Ballard, Betsy

Betsy Ballard MD

10301 Georgia Ave Ste 104

Silver Spring, MD 20902

Kreitmann, Olivier

Olivier L Kreitmann MD

8720 Georgia Ave Ste 1005

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Dupont, Mary

Dupont Urogynecology Center

15825 Shady Grove Rd Ste 60

Rockville, MD 20850

Hanowell, Ernest

Ernest D Hanowell MD DC

6410 Rockledge Dr Ste 403

Bethesda, MD 20817

Proshan, Steven

Steven G Proshan MD

2002 Medical Pkwy Ste 360

Annapolis, MD 21401

Gheba, Mohammed

Mohammed R Gheba MD

2717 Hammonds Ferry Rd Ste 3

Halethorpe, MD 21227

Debbas, Elias

Elias G Debbas MD

11701 Livingston Rd Ste 201

Fort Washington, MD 20744

Averbach, Andrew

Andrew M Averbach MD PA

700 Geipe Rd Ste 203

Catonsville, MD 21228

Taheri, Jamshid

Jamshid M Taheri MD

6196 Oxon Hill Rd Ste 290

Oxon Hill, MD 20745

Ruben, Garry

Garry D Ruben MD

11120 New Hampshire Ave Ste 201

Silver Spring, MD 20904

Mathew, James

Mathew & Mathew MDs

5 Bloomsbury Ave

Catonsville, MD 21228

Westerband, Dany

Dany Westerband MD

11119 Rockville Pike Ste G100

Rockville, MD 20852

Gelber, Rene

Rene L Gelber MD PC

10770 Hickory Ridge Rd

Columbia, MD 21044

Misra, Brajendra

Brajendra N Misra MD

7229 Hanover Pkwy Ste A

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Orellano, Tristan

Tristan J Orellano MD

7350 Van Dusen Rd Ste 340

Laurel, MD 20707

Oristian, Eric

Eric A Oristian MD

4701 Randolph Rd Ste 201

Rockville, MD 20852

Gray Jr, Luther

Luther W Gray Jr MD

3301 New Mexico Ave NW Ste 218

Washington, DC 20016

Ahad, Abdul

Abdul Q Ahad MD

106 Irving St NW Ste 218

Washington, DC 20010

Balkissoon, Gangagee

Washington Surgical Specialists

11701 Livingston Rd Ste 308

Fort Washington, MD 20744

Thomas, Michelle

Michelle D Thomas MD

8116 Good Luck Rd Ste 10

Lanham, MD 20706

Charles, Vijayan

Vijayan Charles MD

7237 Hanover Pkwy Ste B

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Mesbahi, Kavoos

Kavoos N Mesbahi MD

10535 Crestwood Dr Ste 101

Manassas, VA 20109

Romero-Lopez, Gonzalo

Gonzalo Romero MD

1860 Town Center Dr Ste 350

Reston, VA 20190

Chiantella, Virginia

Reston Breast Care Specialist

1860 Town Center Dr Ste 440

Reston, VA 20190

Anez, Osvaldo

Obesity Surgery Center

462 Herndon Pkwy Ste 101

Herndon, VA 20170

Elariny, Hazem

Advanced Laproscopic & Gen Sgy

2235 Cedar Ln Ste 101

Vienna, VA 22182

Robey, James

James W Robey MD

5602 Shields Dr Ste B

Bethesda, MD 20817

Pinnar, Robert

Pinnar Surgical Associates

1850 Town Center Pkwy Ste 301

Reston, VA 20190

Funderburk, William

William W Funderburk MD

1160 Varnum St NE Ste 211

Washington, DC 20017

Valentin, Antiono

Antonio B Valentin MD

7313 Hanover Pkwy Ste A

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Duckett, Luat

Luat D Duckett MD

7239 Hanover Pkwy Ste B

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Woodward, Arthur

Arthur F Woodward MD

3416 Olandwood Ct Ste 205

Olney, MD 20832

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Surgery Lite: Understanding Endoscopic Surgery

When is minimally invasive surgery better than traditional surgery? What are the risks?

It's not often that a surgical technique becomes a national craze. But endoscopic or minimally invasive surgery has, albeit a minor one. It's in the newspaper. It's on the lips of your uncle, who can't resist showing off his tiny scars at every family function. Even on your commute to work, billboards trumpet the minimally invasive surgery centers at competing local hospitals.

"For patients, 'minimally invasive' are the hot buzzwords," says Michael Argenziano, MD, director of minimally invasive cardiac surgery and arrhythmia surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital. "And surgeons are responding to their patients' demand. I don't think that there's a single surgical field that hasn't tried some sort of minimally invasive approach."

While the term is pretty vague, "minimally invasive" - or endoscopic or "keyhole" surgery - generally means operations that are less traumatic than traditional surgery. By using special instruments, the approach can allow for smaller incisions, quicker recovery, and fewer side effects. Since it was first used in the late 1980s, minimally invasive surgery has changed the standards for how many operations are done.

It makes intuitive sense to patients. Why get cut open if you can avoid it?

But minimally invasive surgery isn't right for everyone. Despite what you hear, "minimally invasive" doesn't always mean "better."

"People have this idea that minimally invasive surgery is not painful or that it's not really surgery," says Marshall Z. Schwartz, MD, professor of surgery in pediatrics at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. "Neither is true. It's not Star Trek technology, where we wave a wand over someone and they're healed."

Getting the Facts on Minimally Invasive Surgery

When it comes to deciding whether to get minimally invasive surgery, the key is to make an informed decision.

Surgery Lite: Understanding Endoscopic Surgery

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