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Recognition for a Surgeon’s Skill Bob Saggi, MD, FACS, was recently selected as Best General Surgeon in The Monitor’s Readers’ Choice 2021 awards.
A Storied Career Spanning More Than Two Decades This highly trained general surgeon brings more than twenty years of experience to his role at South Texas Health System Edinburg and South Texas Health System Clinics. The academic road to becoming a general surgeon is a long one and involves many years of postgraduate training. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Dr. Saggi completed his general surgery residency at Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. Next up was a surgical fellowship at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Providing Treatment for a Wide Range of Conditions Dr. Saggi treats diseases of the chest, abdomen, breast, endocrine system and digestive system for both benign disease and cancer, as well as for emergent conditions.
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He is trained in using minimally invasive and robotic techniques for the surgical management of most of these diseases. Dr. Saggi evaluates patients personally and orders the appropriate diagnostic tests to individually tailor care and provide guidance on the need for surgery.
Conditions Dr. Saggi treats include: • General & oncologic (cancer) surgery • Hernia surgery, complex and routine • GI/colorectal & gallbladder surgery • Pancreas, liver & bile duct surgery • Breast surgery, cancer & benign disease • Thyroid & adrenal surgery • Thoracic surgery • Dialysis access surgery for patients with kidney failure • MIS/Robotics for most of the above
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