General Surgery

Patient Success Stories

Melinda Ridgley

University of Maryland General Surgery specializes in performing state-of-the-art minimally invasive procedures for a wide array of diseases. Meet some of our patients and read about their life-changing experiences. These are the sort of success stories that UM General Surgery physicians and staff make possible every day.

Adrenalectomy
Hernia/GERD/Digestive Diseases
Diverticulitis
Endocrine Conditions
Gallbladder Surgery

Adrenalectomy

Lucille Moore: 78-year-old woman glad to have minimally invasive surgical option at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Hernia/GERD/Digestive Diseases

Terri Gillmore: Crohn's disease patient says "My hero is Dr. Stephen Kavic"

Jack Lueben: Grateful hernia patient says UM surgeon Patricia Turner has an "aura of confidence."

Sheila Wilson: UMMC general surgery patient says: "I have finally found a hospital that know show to treat patients."

Melinda Ridgley: Crohn's disease patient says the difference after surgery was "amazing."

William Davis: Laparoscopic hernia repair patient has "excellent result."

Francis Kelly: Former Maryland State Senator Francis Kelly (right) is golfing again following triple hernia repair procedure.

Sarah Chisholm: GERD/sleep apnea patient benefits from multidisciplinary care.

Sylvia Kramer: Hiatal hernia and GERD sufferer "Feels like a whole new person" after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication procedure.

Diverticulitis

Ida Richardson: Diverticulitis patient "feels like a million dollars" after laparoscopic colectomy procedure.

Endocrine Conditions

Parathyroid

Juliana Dulmage: UM Surgeon Douglas Turner, M.D., uses minimally invasive procedure to remove Juliana Dulmage's enlarged parathyroid gland.

Thyroid Surgery

Carol O'Master: Dysphagia patient says UMMC Endocrine surgeon and staff is 'top notch'.

Thyroid Cancer

Joseph Nunez: Thyroid cancer patient back to normal thanks to total thyroidectomy procedure.

Gallbladder Surgery

Ronald Smith: Successful heart transplant patient comes back to UMMC for laparoscopic gallbladder surgery.

This page was last updated on: September 23, 2009.

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