Anorectal Fistula near New Port Richey, FL

Biography: Dr. Ghalyaie is board certified and fellowship trained in colon and rectal surgery. She specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the colon, rectum and anus, including cancer and hereditary cancer syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease, and complex anorectal conditions. Fluent in English and Farsi, Dr. Ghalyaie performs an array of minimally invasive surgical procedures such as robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). She also is skilled in performing sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal malignancies and inflammatory bowel disease to avoid the need for a permanent colostomy.Dr. Ghalyaie completed medical school at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran before moving to the U.S. for internship training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Her five years of residency training spanned three institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Ghalyaie went on to complete colon and rectal surgery fellowship training at Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

Care Philosophy: Keep the patient at the core of our decisions and actions.

Biography: Dr. Erika Van Doorn is a board certified General and Critical Care Surgeon. She?comes to us from Texas after living there for 14 years.??She completed her general surgery residency and Surgical Critical care fellowship in Houston at Baylor College of Medicine. After her training, she worked at several facilities in Texas with Envision but her primary site of work was at Medical city Plano, in Plano Texas (Level 1 trauma center). ?In 2019 she moved to Florida where has worked at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital. Since 2013, she has been busy working in level 1 and level 2 trauma centers as trauma, acute care and surgical critical care surgeon.??She also worked closely with the trauma director and coordinators to help with the level 1 designation at Medical City Plano.?In September of 2020 she took the role of trauma Medical Director at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital where she was able to stabilize the program and successfully passed American College of Medicine level 2 consultative visit.

Care Philosophy: We practice evidence-based medicine with quality, integrity, and compassion. Services are provided in the areas of breast surgery and biopsies, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, diverticular disease, hernias, reflux surgery, colon and rectal cancer, hemorrhoids - with a track record of success. Lap band surgery is also provided for bariatric patients. We have expertise in laparoscopy and da Vinci robotic surgery. We believe that "patients have a right to considerate, respectful care."

Care Philosophy: Dr. Ledesma is dedicated to providing comprehensive care in General, Colon and Rectal and Vascular Surgery. From patient education, diagnosis and screening to treatment and management using both minimally invasive and surgical techniques, Dr. Ledesma brings sub-specialty expertise to you.

Biography: Jamii St. Julien, MD MPH, FACS, is a complex general surgical oncologist and a board-certified general surgeon. He obtained a Bachelor™s of Science degree in Biology at Florida A&M University. He also received his Master™s of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and spent two years at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, focusing on clinical research in patients with endocrine and pancreatic malignancies. Dr. St. Julien completed a fellowship in Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine where he focused on advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgical management of patients with complex liver, biliary, pancreatic, foregut, and colorectal diseases.

Care Philosophy: Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for our patients by delivering professional and personal medical care in a safe and friendly atmosphere. We will accomplish our unique purpose in the most effective and efficient manner providing the highest quality of care for our patients in a safe and caring environment.