PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown Surgical Associates today announced it is welcoming fellowship-trained surgeon Haley Leesley, MD, to the practice’s Division of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Leesley specializes in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, with a particular interest in the minimally invasive treatment of lung and esophageal cancers, as well as benign disease of the chest wall, foregut,…
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Fellowship-Trained Surgeon Emily Ortega Goddard, MD Joins BSA’s Division of Bariatric Surgery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 21, 2023) —Brown Surgical Associates today announced that fellowship-trained surgeon Emily Ortega Goddard, MD has joined both the practice’s Division of Bariatric Surgery and its Division of General Surgery. Dr. Goddard, who will also serve as a surgeon at the Providence VA Medical Center, specializes in both bariatric and general surgery, with…
Brown Surgical Associates Expands World-Class Pediatric Surgical Team with Addition of 2 Fellowship-Trained Surgeons
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 21, 2023) — Brown Surgical Associates is thrilled to announce experienced surgeons Artur Chernoguz, MD, FACS, and Carl-Christian Jackson, MD, FACS, FAAP are now seeing patients in the practice’s Division of Pediatric Surgery. Both Dr. Chernoguz and Dr. Jackson are fellowship-trained in pediatric surgery and ECMO. ECMO stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation,…
Fellowship-Trained Trauma Surgeon, Researcher Brent Emigh, MD, Joins BSA
Brown Surgical Associates recently welcomed fellowship-trained trauma surgeon Brent Emigh, MD to the practice’s Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. A trauma, burn, acute, and critical care surgeon, Dr. Emigh’s professional interests include research in trauma outcomes and value-based care in acute care surgery. “At Brown Surgical Associates, our goal is not only to…
Fellowship-Trained Surgeon, Researcher Joining Brown Surgical Associates’ Division of Surgical Oncology
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (September xx, 2022) — Brown Surgical Associates today announced it is welcoming fellowship-trained surgeon Timothy D. Murtha, MD, MPH to the practice’s Division of Surgical Oncology. Specialized in the field of surgical oncology in both the research laboratory and the clinical setting, Dr. Murtha has a particular interest in improving the diagnosis and…
Fellowship-Trained Surgeon Brown Surgical Associates’ Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (September 1, 2022) — Brown Surgical Associates today announced it is welcoming fellowship-trained surgeon Katherine P. MacCallum, M.D., to the practice’s Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Dr. MacCallum’s professional interests encompass the entirety of vascular surgery with a particular focus on critical limb ischemia and limb salvage, surgical education, and vascular sequelae…
Fellowship-Trained Surgeon, Innovator in Immunotherapy Research Joins Brown Surgical Associates’ Surgical Oncology Division
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 23, 2022) — Brown Surgical Associates today announced it is welcoming fellowship-trained surgeon and researcher Steven C. Katz, M.D., FACS to the practice’s Division of Surgical Oncology. Experienced in both the operating room and research lab, Dr. Katz is a true innovator in his field. His clinical practice is focused on melanoma,…
Fellowship-Trained Dr. Katherine Baysinger Joins Brown Surgical Associates’ Colorectal Surgery Division
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown Surgical Associates announced it’s expanding the practice’s Division of Colorectal Surgery with the addition of fellowship-trained surgeon Katherine A. Baysinger, M.D., FACS. Specializing in colorectal surgery, Dr. Baysinger has clinical interests in robotic surgery for the treatment of rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease; pelvic floor disorders in women; quality improvement;…
World-Class Surgeon, Abbas Abbas, Tapped to Take Reins of Brown Surgical Associates’ Thoracic Surgery Division
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 24, 2021) — Brown Surgical Associates today announced nationally and internationally renowned surgeon Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas has joined the practice as Chief of Thoracic Surgery. He will also serve as Chief of Thoracic Surgery at all Lifespan hospitals in addition to Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Lifespan Cancer Institute –…
