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Why Choose Us
We are community-based physicians who were all trained at major university centers in the United States. We have a cutting-edge approach and offer minimally invasive and robotic procedures. We also care for patients with medical conditions ranging from complex arterial reconstructions to treatment of lung, breast and abdominal cancers. Our Physicians are available 24 hours a day for emergencies, including holidays and weekends.
Our Locations
Some simple operative procedures are performed in our office. Most procedures are performed at Venice Regional Bayfront Health, Venice HealthPark Surgery Center or Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. In addition, Dr. Issam Halaby and Dr. Wadi Gomero-Cure are on staff at Englewood Community Hospital, while Dr. Christopher Willkomm offers same day surgery at Surgery Center at St. Andrews in Venice. If your procedure requires hospitalization, our office personnel will handle the arrangements and assist you with the necessary paperwork. We offer convenient office locations near Venice Regional Bayfront Health and Doctors Hospital of Sarasota.
Accredited Vascular Lab
Accreditation by the IAC means that Surgical Associates of Venice and Englewood, Vascular Laboratory has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review. IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of Vascular Testing.
Board Certification
All surgeons are Board Certified by the America Board of Surgery and are members of the Sarasota County Medical Society, the Florida Medical Association and are Fellows of the American College of Surgeons. Our Nurse Practitioner, Jessica Wood, is Board Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board. All of our providers have privileges at Venice Regional Bayfront Health and Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. Dr. Halaby and Dr. Gomero-Cure also have staff privileges at Englewood Community Hospital.