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Kent R Van Sickle
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Kent
Van Sickle, MD

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  • Surgery
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About me

About Me

Dr. Van Sickle received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee in 1994 and completed his surgical residency training at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, GA and New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. He went into private practice in general surgery for four years in Anderson, SC before returning to academics in 2003 to complete a two-year fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy and GI Surgery at Emory University Hospital. Dr. Van Sickle joined the faculty at UTHSCSA in Sept. 2005 and is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery and Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Fellowship. Dr. Van Sickle has consistently been selected as one of San Antonio's best surgeons by his peers and by his patients.

Gender

Male

Languages

English

Awards

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Credentials

Credentials

Education

Medical School:
University of Tennessee, Memphis

Residency:
Georgia Baptist Medical Center

Fellowship:
Emory University Hospital

Qualifications

Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery

Treatment and care

Treatment and Care

Specific areas of interest and expertise include:

  • Abdominal pain and obstruction
  • Anal and rectal disorders
  • Bariatric surgery coordination
  • Breast disease evaluation
  • Cancer risk counseling
  • Colon and rectal disorders
  • Complex abdominal wall surgery
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gastrointestinal cancer care
  • GERD and esophageal disorders
  • Hernia repair
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Pancreas and liver surgery evaluation
  • Skin and soft-tissue tumors
  • Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
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