Department of Surgery

Our Locations

Each of these locations has surgeons available to meet your needs.

• UPMC Presbyterian
• Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
• UPMC Passavant
• UPMC St. Margaret
• UPMC McKeesport
• UPMC Mercy

UPMC Presbyterian

Conditions We Treat
Conditions treated at this location include:

• Hernia repair - Open and laparoscopic of the groin and naval
  • inguinal – groin
  • incisional – abdominal
  • umbilical
  • sports hernias
• biopsies of fatty tumors or lipomas
• cyst removals
• abdominal Surgery involving the GI tract
• cutting of abdominal adhesions
• removal of the appendix
• lymph node biopsies
• removal of the gallbladder
• surgery on the large intestine
• surgery on the small intestine
• biopsies of the skin
• exploratory surgeries
• insertion of feeding tubes
• removal of the spleen
• complex abdominal wall / muscle repairs

Physicians:
Louis H. Alarcon, MD
Raquel M. Forsythe, MD
Anthony M. Harrison, MD
Gary T. Marshall, MD
Alan D. Murdock, MD
Andrew B. Peitzman, MD
Juan Carlos Puyana, MD
Matthew R. Rosengart, MD
Vaishali D. Schuchert, MD
Jason L. Sperry, MD
Gregory A. Watson, MD
Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD

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Magee-Womens Hospital of  UPMC

Conditions We Treat
Conditions treated at this location include:

• bariatric (weight loss) surgery
• hernia repair - open and laparoscopic of the groin and naval
  • inguinal – groin
  • incisional – abdominal
  • umbilical
  • sports hernias
• biopsies of fatty tumors or lipomas
• cyst removals
• abdominal Surgery involving the GI tract
• cutting of abdominal adhesions
• removal of the appendix
• lymph node biopsies
• removal of the gallbladder
• surgery on the large intestine
• surgery on the small intestine
• biopsies of the skin
• exploratory surgeries
• insertion of feeding tubes
• removal of the spleen
• complex abdominal wall / muscle repairs

Physicians:
Anita P. Courcoulas, MD
George M. Eid, MD
Giselle G. Hamad, MD
Carol A. McCloskey, MD
Ramesh C. Ramanathan, MD
Joseph J. Colella, MD

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UPMC Passavant

Conditions We Treat
Conditions treated at this location include:

• Hernia repair - open and laparoscopic of the groin and naval
  • inguinal – groin
  • incisional – abdominal
  • umbilical
  • sports hernias
• biopsies of fatty tumors or lipomas
• cyst removals
• abdominal surgery involving the GI tract
• cutting of abdominal adhesions
• removal of the appendix
• lymph node biopsies
• removal of the gallbladder
• surgery on the large intestine
• surgery on the small intestine
• biopsies of the skin
• exploratory surgeries
• biopsies of the breast
• breast cancer surgery
• needle biopsies of the breast
• removal of the spleen

Physicians:
Randall R. Draper, MD
Garth A. Elias, MD 

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UPMC St. Margaret

Conditions We Treat
Conditions treated at this location include:

• Hernia repair - open and laparoscopic of the groin and naval
  • inguinal – groin
  • incisional – abdominal
  • umbilical
  • sports hernias
• biopsies of fatty tumors or lipomas
• cyst removals
• abdominal surgery involving the GI tract
• cutting of abdominal adhesions
• removal of the appendix
• lymph node biopsies
• removal of the gallbladder
• surgery on the large intestine
• surgery on the small intestine
• biopsies of the skin
• exploratory surgeries
• biopsies of the breast
• breast cancer surgery
• needle biopsies of the breast
• thyroid removals
• removal of the spleen

Physicians:
Christopher J. Bartels, MD
Kevin O. Garrett, MD
Sharon L. Goldstein, MD
LeeAnn Peluso, MD
Nagamalli Ramakrishna

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UPMC McKeesport

Conditions We Treat
Conditions treated at this location include:

• Hernia repair - open and laparoscopic of the groin and naval
  • inguinal – groin
  • incisional – abdominal
  • umbilical
  • sports hernias
• biopsies of fatty tumors or lipomas
• cyst removals
• abdominal Surgery involving the GI tract
• cutting of abdominal adhesions
• removal of the appendix
• lymph node biopsies
• removal of the gallbladder
• surgery on the large intestine
• surgery on the small intestine
• biopsies of the skin
• exploratory surgeries
• insertion of feeding tubes
• biopsies of the breast
• breast cancer surgery
• breast surgery for males
• needle biopsies of the breast
• removal of the spleen
• hemorrhoids
• pancreatic cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• rectal cancer
• colon cancer
• melanoma
• sentinel node biopsy
• minimally invasive surgery

Physicians:
Richard Bondi, MD
Stuart H. Chetlin, MD
Steven C. Gribar, MD

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UPMC Mercy

Physicians:
John A. McKeating, MD
Harry W. Sell, Jr., MD