With the opening of the 26,362-square-foot Surgery Center at Mother Frances Hospital, east Texans now enjoy surgical services that are not only the finest in this area, but among the finest in the nation.

State-Of-The-Art Surgical Suites

• 18 state-of-the-art surgical suites enable physicians to perform routine and specialized surgeries including expanded cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurosurgical and endoscopic capabilities.
• Advanced Surgical Technology
  • da Vinci Robotic® Assisted Surgical Technology
  • Stryker Navigation System
  • Surgical Teleconferencing Capabilities 
  • Computer-driven Surgical Schedule Update Boards:
    Allow physicians, clinical personnel and families to know what is occurring in any surgical suite at any moment.

Minimally Invasive
Pass (Pre-Admission Surgery Screening)

Meet Our Surgeons 

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery:
Duane Andrews, MD
James A. Caccitolo, MD
William R. Powell, MD
H. David Short, III, MD, FACS

Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery:
Thomas Cooper, MD
R. Paul Fulmer, MD
Monica Shaffer, MD
J. Dan Toney, MD

Neurosurgery:
Sabatino Bianco, MD  
Todd A. Patrick, MD  
Victor G. Williams II, MD  

Obstetrics & Gynecology Surgery:
Stephanie Carl, MD
David Dalton, MD  
Paul Fanning, MD
Robert Jones, MD 
William Miller, MD   
Charla Spencer, MD
Marcus Staples, MD
Don Taylor, MD
Daren Patrick Yeager, MD

Orthopedic Surgery:
William Hobbs, MD
Roger McCown, DO
William Phillips, MD
Joshua Stein, MD
Thomas Volatile, MD  

Podiatry:
Jonathan Hosch, DPM
Randall Murff, DPM
Troy Overbeek, DPM

Urologic Surgery:
Andrew Kirkpatrick, MD
Robert Frederick, MD
W. Bruce Harrell, MD
Allen C. Wegener, MD

Vascular Surgery:
Todd Bengtson, MD
Todd Smith, MD  
Kent Webb, MD

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