Surgical Specialties

General Surgery

General surgeons primarily treat problems of the abdominal organs, as well as breast and skin cancers. Some general surgeons also perform gastric bypass surgery and thyroid surgery. Many general surgeons use a fiberoptic instrument called a laparoscope for such procedures as removal of the gallbladder, appendectomies, and hernia repairs. A laparoscopic procedure called a Nissen fundoplication is now used to treat chronic heartburn. Some general surgeons operate on the body’s vascular system. One commonly performed vascular access procedure connects an artery and a vein to create a high-flow system of circulation between the patient’s own system of vessels and a hemodialysis machine.

The following general surgeons practice at Central Maine Medical Center:

		Gregory J D'Augustine, M.D. Ten High Street Suite 202 Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-784-2903 Email: Greg8888@aol.com Department: General Surgery Degrees: B.S., Rider College, Lawrenceville, N.J.; M.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Residency: General surgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine Fellowships: Research fellowship, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Board Certification: American Board of Surgery Special Interests: Breast disease, laparoscopic surgery, surgical treatment of obesity Member, Central Maine Medical Center Medical Staff
		Behzad Fakhery, M.D. 76 High Street Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-784-9512 Department: General Surgery Degrees: M.D., Shiraz Medical School, Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran Residency: General surgery, Mount Sinai Affiliated Hospital, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Oncology surgery, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York City Board Certification: American Board of Surgery Special Interests: Surgical oncology, diseases of the breast, laser surgery, laparascopic cholecystectomy, head and neck surgery
		Maria G. Ikossi, M.D., F.A.C.S. 99 Campus Avenue Suite 303 Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-782-5424 Email: Mlkossi@gwi.net Department: General Surgery Degrees: M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, N.Y. Residency: General surgery, Boston University Affiliated Hospitals, Boston Fellowships: Thoracic surgical oncology, University of Texas; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; Surgical oncology and cancer research, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.; Oncology, University Hospital, Boston Board Certification: American Board of Surgery Special Interests: Lung, esophageal, upper gastrointestinal and ovarian cancers, lymphomas Member, Central Maine Medical Center Medical Staff, Rumford Hospital Courtesy Medical Staff, Bridgton Hospital Courtesy Medical Staff
		Jamie Loggins, M.D. Central Maine Bariatric Surgery 10 High Street, Suite 105 Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-795-5710 Department: General Surgery Degrees: B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Ill.; M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill. Residency: General surgery, Marshfield Clinic/St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, Wis. Fellowships: Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, Calif. Special Interests: Bariatric Surgery
		Marsha C. O'Rourke, M.D. 100 Campus, Suite 104 Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-755-3660 Department: General Surgery Degrees: B.A., Wheaton College, Norton, Mass.; M.D., University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Residency: General surgery, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, N.Y. Board Certification: American Board of Surgery Special Interests: Vascular, laparoscopic and endocrine surgery Member, Central Maine Medical Center Medical Staff
		James V.I O'Sullivan, M.D. Ten High Street Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-783-6541 Department: General Surgery Degrees: B.A., Belvedere College, Dublin, Ireland; M.D., University College, Dublin, Ireland Residency: Medicine, Lahey Clinic, Boston; Surgery, Boston Veterans Hospital, Boston Fellowships: Surgery, Cambridge City Hospital, Cambridge, Mass. Board Certification: Board eligible, American Board of Surgery
		Peter R Siviski, M.D. Ten High Street Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-784-2903 Department: General Surgery Degrees: B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.; M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston Residency: University of Massachusetts School of Medicine Coordinated Surgical Program, Worcester, Mass. Board Certification: American Board of Surgery Special Interests: Ulcerative colitis and familial polyposis coli surgery, hepatic surgery, laparoscopic surgery Member, Central Maine Medical Center Medical Staff
		Edward Z Walworth, M.D. 710 Main Street Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-783-1449 Email: ezwmd@aol.com Department: General Surgery Degrees: B.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.; M.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, N.H. Board Certification: American Board of Surgery Special Interests: Vascular access procedures, gastrointestinal and breast cancer, laparoscopy Member, Central Maine Medical Center Medical Staff