Ramon K. Sotomayor, MD FACS

My practice is dedicated to general surgery and oncologic surgery including most areas covered by general surgery including thyroid, and parathyroids and breast diseases. I deal with most aspects of gastrointestinal surgery including surgery on the esophagus, stomach, small bowel and colon as well as surgery of the gallbladder and biliary tract. In the past years general surgery has shifted to minimally invasive surgery. I am happy to say that I have been involved in developing programs in my hospital from minimally invasive breast biopsies to sentinel node procedures for breast cancer management. My practice involves a substantial amount of time devoted to advanced laparoscopic procedures. These include laparoscopic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux; laparoscopic surgery for disorders of spleen; laparoscopic surgery for ventral hernias and during the past 4 years with laparoscopic surgery of the colon. Development of these techniques in Puerto Rico has been very gratifying as they have had a positive impact on patient management. This will be my 23rd year in practice and am very happy with working in central Puerto Rico . Over the past 3years I have incorporated Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy to my practice.This includes screening for colorectal cancer, and preop workup for patients with gastroesophageal conditions and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Breast Disease/Cancer

• axillary dissection
• benign breast disease
• breast biopsy
• breast cancer
• breast ultrasound
• core needle biopsy
• duct excision/microdochotomy
• lumpectomy
• lymph node biopsy
• mastectomy
• radical mastectomy
• sentinel node
• stereotactic breast biopsy

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• hyperparathyroidism
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Head and Neck

• parathyroid surgery
• thyroid surgery

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• colonoscopy
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• anal cancer/tumors
• basal cell cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• bone and soft tissue cancer/tumors
• breast cancer
• breast masses
• breast tumors in pregnancy
• colon/rectal cancer
• endocrine cancer
• esophagus cancer/tumors
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• melanoma
• neck cancer/tumors
• neurofibromatosis
• pancreatic cancer/tumors
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors
• Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)
• thyroid cancer/nodules

Hosp Interamericano Medicine Avanzada.Caguas, Puerto Rico

Hospital General Menonita Caguas

Caguas, PR

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

07/2017—Present

Asst.Prof.San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Assistant Professor - Universidad Central Del Caribe School of Medicine

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