CMC Welcomes New Surgeon
2/27/2024
Carlsbad Medical Center and Pecos Valley Physician Group are pleased to welcome board-certified general surgeon Abi James, M.D., to Carlsbad.
Dr. James earned her medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Granada, West Indies. She completed her residency in general surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey, where she served as chief surgical resident. She also completed a bariatric and metabolic minimally invasive Surgery fellowship at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.
“We’re excited to welcome Dr. James to our medical staff and to the community,” says Nick Arledge, chief executive officer at Carlsbad Medical Center. “Having a total of four general surgeons now on staff will make it easier for patients to schedule surgical procedures and will keep many patients from having to go out of town for those services.”
Dr. James has joined the Surgery Group of Carlsbad and will be providing the following services:
- Upper GI endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Treatment of gallbladder diseases
- Surgical management of gastrointestinal diseases such as cancers, appendicitis, etc.
- Hernia repair
- Management of breast diseases including breast cancer
- Placement of ports for chemotherapy
- Excision of “lumps and bumps”
- Removal of skin cancers
- Drainage of abscesses
- Minimally invasive surgery
To request an appointment, please call 575-885-0766 or visit www.PecosValleyDocs.com/GeneralSurgery.
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