General Surgery

MARYLAND SURGEONS, P.A.

Since it was founded in 1980, Maryland Surgeons, P.A. (formerly Keith D. Falcao, M.D., PA) has grown to seven Board Certified surgeons.  Our surgical specialties include:

• General surgery
• Abdominal
• Hernia
• Gallbladder
• Breast surgery (link to Breast surgery page)
• Colon and rectal surgery 
• Oncologic surgery
• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Drs. Keith Falcao and Deepak Merchant introduced minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery to Howard County General Hospital, performing the Hospital’s first laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1990.  We introduced the Breast Program in 1999, and began performing stereotactic and ultrasound guided core biopsies in the hospital.  Currently, Maryland Surgeons provides more than eighty percent of all Breast, Endocrine, General and Colorectal Surgical Services at Howard County General Hospital.   Our surgeons have completed advanced training in minimally invasive surgery and whenever clinically indicated, perform colon, spleen, gallbladder, and hiatal hernia procedures using advanced minimally invasive technique. 

Visit our website at www.marylandsurgeons.com.

For more information, contact:
            Karen Skochinski
            Operations Manager
(443) 546-1623
Email: karens@marylandsurgeons.com

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
A. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of your gallbladder using a laparascope, which is a thin metal tube with a light and tiny camera, and other surgical tools. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that is part of the digestive system. It lies beneath the liver on your right side. It stores bile, which is a fluid produced by the liver to help to digest fats. The gallbladder is removed when you have gallstones, pain, or swelling in your gallbladder.

Q. What is Oncologic surgery?
A. Oncologic surgery is cancer surgery.

For more information on the surgery you or a loved one may need to have, visit the Mayo clinic (link to http://www.mayoclinic.com/ ) or WebMD (link to http://www.webmd.com/ )