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Biography: Benjamin Reed, M.D. is a board-certified general surgeon at Baptist Health. He specializes in abdominal wall reconstruction, including revisional hernias and enterocutaneous fistulae, and foregut disease, including reflux treatment and revisional foregut surgery.Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Reed was a general surgeon and minimally invasive surgery fellow at Prisma Health Upstate in Greenville, S.C.After earning his undergraduate degree at Duke University, Dr. Reed served six years in the U.S. Army as a medic and received numerous awards. Upon completion of his military service, he spent two years working as a paramedic. He went on to earn his medical degree at Case Western University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained to complete a general surgery internship at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. He completed a general surgery residency at West Virginia University and a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at Prisma Health in Greenville, S.C. During his fellowship, he worked with multiple national leaders in the fields of abdominal wall reconstruction and foregut disease.Dr. Reed is active in several national surgical organizations, including the American College of Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Special Operations Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that covers military and trauma medicine. He is also a published author in the areas of trauma surgery, bariatric surgery and abdominal wall reconstruction. He enjoys teaching and has served as an instructor at the Medical University of South Carolina Greenville and the Division for Military and Austere Medicine and Surgery at West Virginia University.Dr. Reed spends time with his patients so he can understand their goals and recommend the safest and most effective intervention. He finds that patient involvement in goals of care decision-making enhances patient satisfaction and results in the best outcomes.During his free time, Dr. Reed enjoys hiking, reading Shakespeare, and playing retro video games.

Care Philosophy: Memorial Healthcare System physicians provide a comprehensive scope of high-quality medicaland surgicalservices and clinical expertise with an emphasis on patient- and family-centered care.

Care Philosophy: Memorial Healthcare System physicians provide a comprehensive scope of high-quality medical and surgical services and clinical expertise with an emphasis on patient- and family-centered care.

Biography: Christopher Senkowski, M.D., is a board-certified general surgeon and director of the General Surgery Residency Program at Baptist Health. His clinical interests include complex general and gastrointestinal abdominal surgeries.Prior to joining Baptist Health, he was professor and chair of the Department of Surgery and director of the General Surgery Residency Program at Mercer University School of Medicine, in Savannah, Ga. As a surgery program director, Dr. Senkowski has trained more than 70 surgeons, many of whom are in active practice throughout the country. He takes great pride in knowing he has helped develop competent and compassionate surgeons. Dr. Senkowski earned his medical degree at Harvard Medical School. He completed a general surgery internship and residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, N.Y. He also completed fellowship training in surgical critical care and trauma surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.Dr. Senkowski is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and serves as chair of the organizations General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee and adviser to the American Medical Associations Relative Value Update Committee. He is also a member of several other professional organizations.Dr. Senkowskis research focuses on healthcare policy and reimbursement. He is an editorial reviewer for the Journal of the American College of Surgeons and has authored numerous articles on surgical quality in patient care as well as a textbook on reimbursement for surgeons.Taking care of patients is a profound privilege, Dr. Senkowski says. He enjoys the human interaction with patients and their loved ones and is honored to utilize his skills to help them through the ups and downs of their healthcare journey.Since Dr. Senkowski grew up in Detroit, he still enjoys winter sports such as ice hockey and skiing, but now that he has moved south, he often spends time boating and fishing.

Care Philosophy: Treat others as you wish to be treated. We pride ourselves on our personal relationships with our patients as well as the comprehensive services we provide. It is our duty to make sure your visit to our office exceeds all of you expectations. We?ll be respectful of your time. Communication is the key to our successful physician ? patient relationship