15 Results for Colorectal Surgery near Birmingham, AL

Dr. Hicks's Biography — A Dallas native, Dr. Hicks was President of his class at the University of Texas Medical School. He completed his training in general surgery at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and trained in colon & rectal surgery at Ochsner. He is board certified in general and colon & rectal surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. His past leadership positions at Ochsner include the Board of Management of the Ochsner Clinic, where he has been on staff since 1982. Dr. Hicks is a recognized expert in diseases of the colon and rectum. His clinical research includes endoscopy and colorectal cancer. He has authored numerous articles for surgical texts, peer review journals and has edited a medical textbook on colorectal cancer. Dr. Hicks is a member of the Editorial Board of colon and rectal surgery's most prestigious medical journal. He is also on the clinical faculties of LSU and Tulane medical schools. He has been listed in Who's Who and Best Doctors in America and was also listed as one of "America's Top Surgeons" by the Consumer Research Council. Dr. Hicks was recently elected to the American Board of Rectal Surgery's Examination Committee and was chosen to be a Marshall for the 2002 American College of Surgeons Convocation for the induction of new fellows.

Dr. Whitlow's Biography — Dr. Whitlow earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas and completed his internship and residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. He completed his colon and rectal surgery fellowship at Ochsner. Dr. Whitlow is board certified in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery and has been on staff at Ochsner since the Summer of 2002. Dr. Whitlow is listed in Best Doctors in America. He serves as Program Director of the Colon and Rectal Surgery training program. His particular areas of professional interest include Transanal excision of large benign rectal tumors, sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer, surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, laparoscopic and robotic colon and rectal surgery, surgery for rectal prolapse, and treatment of anorectal fistulas.

Dr. Vargas's Biography — David Vargas graduated with distinction with a major in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He stayed at the University of Virginia and graduated from the School of Medicine. He completed a residency in General Surgery and served as Chief Surgical Resident at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown Pennsylvania. Dr. Vargas then pursued additional training here in New Orleans performing a fellowship at the Ochsner Clinic in the specialty of Colon Rectal Surgery. He became board certified (and has been re-certified) by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon Rectal Surgery. Of note, Dr. Vargas distinguished himself by attaining the highest score on the written examination administered by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. After leaving fellowship training in New Orleans, Dr. Vargas gained extensive clinical experience in both private practice and academic surgery all the while remaining involved in medical education and postgraduate surgery resident training. He has been active in local, regional, and national professional organizations and has held positions of leadership. He has authored multiple book chapters as well as scientific articles published in peer-reviewed surgical journals. While Dr. Vargas’ clinical practice encompasses the breadth of Colon Rectal Surgery, in particular he has gained recognition for minimally invasive or laparoscopic colorectal surgery which led to his recruitment in 2007 to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine as Chief of Colon Rectal Surgery. After five years in Kentucky, he returned to New Orleans in 2012 and joined the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery of the Ochsner Clinic where he now serves as Staff Surgeon and Program Director of the Colon Rectal Surgery Fellowship. In addition, he is a Assistant Medical Director of Endoscopy Services at Ochsner Medical Center.