Rodolfo Oviedo, MD FACS

Rodolfo J. Oviedo, MD, FACS, FRCS, FICS, FASMBS, DABS-FPDMBS graduated from medical school at The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2007, and from Houston Methodist General Surgery Residency Program in 2013. Dr. Oviedo completed an Advanced Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Baptist Hospital of Miami in Miami, Florida, from 2017 to 2018. He is a board-certified and fellowship-trained metabolic/bariatric and general surgeon. His areas of expertise include robotic metabolic and bariatric surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, anti-reflux surgery, and interventional bariatric endoscopy. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS), and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery with a Focused Practice Designation in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (DABS-FPDMBS). Dr. Oviedo serves on multiple committees at ASMBS, SAGES, ICS, and TROGSS. He has written numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. He is Deputy Editor of Journal of Robotic Surgery, and an Editorial Board Member of Obesity Surgery, official journal of IFSO. Dr. Oviedo is the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgical Services and Robotics Program at Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. His commitment to excellence in patient care and the education of the next generation of surgeons continues as a Clinical Professor at the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and as a Clinical Professor at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is honored to serve as CEO of TROGSS - The Robotic Global Surgical Society.

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

• abdominoplasty
• Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures
• biliopancreatic diversion
• gastric banding
• gastroplasty
• jejunoilial bypass
• laparoscopic gastric banding
• laparoscopic gastric bypass
• roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Breast Disease/Cancer

• axillary dissection
• benign breast disease
• breast biopsy
• breast cancer
• Breast Disease/Cancer
• duct excision/microdochotomy
• lumpectomy
• lymph node biopsy
• mastectomy
• radical mastectomy
• sentinel node

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• Endocrine (Gland)
• hyperparathyroidism
• pancreatic endocrine tumors
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure
• abdominal pain
• abdominoplasty
• adhesion removal
• anti-reflux procedures
• appendectomy
• esophagus perforation
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• gastric cancer
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• malrotation
• peptic ulcer disease
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Head and Neck

• Head and Neck
• head and neck surgery
• parathyroid surgery
• Zenker's diverticulum

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• gallstone disease
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc
• liver/hepatic disease
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

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

Pediatric Surgery

• abdominal pain
• inguinal hernia
• umbilical hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• component separation
• decubitus ulcer
• nevi
• Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin biopsy
• skin gland tumors
• skin grafting
• tissue flaps
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• anal abscess
• anal fissure
• anal fistula
• anal tears
• anal warts
• Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures
• hemorrhoid problems
• rectal bleeding

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal abscess
• anal cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• colectomy
• Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer
• colon cancer screening
• colon surgery
• colon/rectal cancer
• colonic polyps
• colonoscopy
• colostomy
• Crohn's disease
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal cancer
• hemorrhoidectomy
• ileostomy
• intestinal failure management
• intussusception
• irritable bowel syndrome
• laparoscopic colon surgery
• Meckel's diverticulum
• small bowel syndrome
• spastic colon
• stomach cancer
• ulcerative colitis

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Bowel Control

• Bowel Control
• Bowel Control
• bowel incontinence
• bowel incontinence
• constipation
• constipation
• diarrhea
• diarrhea

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• doppler ultrasound
• endoscopic surgery
• laparoscopic surgery
• Minimally Invasive Procedures
• robotic surgery

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 cancer screening
• colon cancer/polyps
• colon/rectal cancer
• endocrine cancer
• esophagus cancer/tumors
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• melanoma
• pancreatic cancer/tumors
• pituitary gland tumors
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors
• Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)
• thyroid cancer/nodules

Pain

• Management of Acute Pain

Thoracic

• achalasia
• Barrett's esophagus
• esophageal surgery
• hiatal hernia
• pneumothorax
• respiratory failure

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• blunt trauma
• burns
• chest injuries
• extremity injury
• foot/leg injury
• hand/arm injury
• intestine injuries
• kidney injury
• liver injury
• liver resection
• neck injuries
• skin grafting
• stomach injuries
• thyroidectomy
• tracheotomy
• Trauma/Injury Procedures
• vascular injuries
• wound debridement

Nacogdoches Medical Center

Nacogdoches, TX

Director

08/2023—Present

University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine

Professor

08/2023—Present