General Surgery

The prospect of a surgical procedure is stressful no matter what, but knowing you’re in a hospital with a highly trained surgical team can make a big difference when you’re about to enter the operating room. The physicians at Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony are trained in some of the latest techniques, including advanced laparoscopic procedures that assist our patients in a faster recovery.

General surgical procedures we perform at Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony include:

  • Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
  • Hernia repair
  • Appendix removal
  • Excision and/or biopsy of small masses
  • Mastectomies
  • Hemorrhoidectomies
  • Minor vascular procedures

Physicians

Guillermo Ponce de Leon

Guillermo Ponce de Leon, MD

General Surgery
Robert Shirley

Robert Shirley, MD

General Surgery