William Edward Charash, MD FACS

Critical Care: Director of Surgical Critical Care. Provides comprehensive and state of the art critical care services in the context of the individual as a whole, in a compassionate and spiritual environment. We take great pride in our processes to reduce or eliminate hospital acquired infections and complications. Trauma Surgery: Provides comprehensive care to the multiply injured patient. Coordinates care among many medical and surgical specialists. Emergency General Surgery: Provides surgical services to all patients with acute general surgical emergencies. Elective General Surgery: Accepts new patients with a broad array of surgical problems including a hernias, gallbladder disease, intestinal disease, and soft tissue disease. Performs a variety of minimally invasive surgical procedures. Provides holistic surgical care for patients with complex medical problems.

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• adhesion removal
• appendectomy
• esophagus perforation
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication
• peptic ulcer disease
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Hand, Wrist, Arm Disorders/Procedures

• ganglion cysts

Head and Neck

• bronchoscopy
• foreign body aspiration

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• paraesophageal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• component separation
• epidermal cyst
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin biopsy
• skin gland tumors
• skin grafting
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• anal abscess
• anal fissure
• anal fistula
• anal tears
• hemorrhoid problems
• rectal bleeding

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal abscess
• biopsy of tumors
• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colostomy
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal cancer
• hemorrhoidectomy
• ileostomy
• intussusception
• laparoscopic colon surgery

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery
• video assisted thoracic surgery

Thoracic

• empyema
• esophageal surgery
• hemothorax
• hiatal hernia
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• pulmonary embolism
• respiratory failure

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• bladder injury
• blunt trauma
• bronchoscopy
• burns
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• cricothyroidotomy
• extremity injury
• intestine injuries
• kidney injury
• liver injury
• liver resection
• lung resections
• neck injuries
• skin grafting
• stomach injuries
• tracheotomy
• vascular injuries
• wound debridement

Vascular Disorders/Procedures

• vena cava filter placement

Fletcher Allen Health Care

Attending

Surgery University of Vermont

Associate Professor