TheSurgery Center of Mount Dora

THE SURGERY CENTER OF MT. DORA IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH REGENT SURGICAL HEALTH, NINE LOCAL PHYSICIANS AND LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED, 12,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY FEATURES THREE OPERATING ROOMS AND ONE PROCEDURE ROOM. THE SURGERY CENTER INCLUDES SPECIALISTS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, GENERAL SURGERY, UROLOGY, GYNECOLOGY, ENT, PODIATRY, GASTROENTEROLOGY AND PAIN MANAGEMENT.

Many people si lent ly su ffer f rom urinary or feca l incontinence, a cond ition where t hey cannot c ontrol t heir bladder and u rinate or defecate unwi ll ing ly. People wit h t h is cond ition seldom leave home.

Dr. Jack Cassell, a La ke County urologist since 1988, successf u lly treats incontinence patients wit h InterStim® Therapy, a battery-operated device t hat send s electrica l pu lses to t he sacra l nerve and decreases hy peractivity of t he bladder. The minima lly invasive outpatient procedure is per formed at Th e Surgery Center of Mount Dora.

“InterStim® Therapy is l i ke a pacema ker for t he bladder and rectum,” Dr. Cassell says. “It helps convert people f rom being bat h room cripples who k now where every toi let is outside t heir home to not giving incontinence a second t houg ht.”

Before placing a permanent implant, Dr. Cassell ma kes patients undergo a five-d ay test phase to see whet her t he device wi ll effectively treat a patient. If t he test phase proves successf u l, patients receive a permanent implant.