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General Surgery

Patient Success Stories

Review Preparing for Surgery FAQ to learn what to expect before, during and after your surgical procedure.


Melinda Ridgley

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

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

Hernia/GERD/Digestive Diseases

David Barrow: Triple Hernia Repair Patient Calls Care "Fantastic"

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."

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.

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: February 17, 2011.

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