Dignity Health Surgical Specialty Center - General and Trauma Surgery
Dignity Health Surgical Specialty Center is a multi-specialty clinic for patient care. We believe that each surgeon and patient become a team and work together in finding the best treatment plan options for each condition. Our health center offers excellent General Surgeons and Trauma Surgeons in addition to Bariatric Surgery.
Meet our Expert Team
Trauma Surgery
Lars Ola Sjoholm, MD
Board Certification: General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
Fellowship: Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
Internship: General Surgery, Hoglands Hospital, Eksjo, Sweden
Residency: General Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medical School: Lund University Medical School, Lund, Sweden
Keilla Schmidt, MD
Board Certification: Board Certified Surgical Critical Care and Board Certified General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Hawaii School of Medicine Queens Medical Center Surgical Critical Care Fellow Honolulu,Hawaii
Residency: General Surgery Residency Program - Chief Resident in Surgery and Academic Chief Resident INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Medical School: Doctor of Medicine George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Washington ,D.C.
Undergraduate: University of Maryland CollegePark, Maryland Bachelor of Science Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Professional Membership: Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons
General Surgery
Brian Chu, MD
Board Certification: Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Residency: General Surgery Residency at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California
Medical School: University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine in Ohio
Undergraduate: Bachelors of Science, Biology at University of California, Los Angeles
"I strive to bring compassionate and personalized care that is safe to all who need it."
Edward Cho, MD
Board Certification: Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at University of California, San Diego
Residency: General Surgery Residency at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic
Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucile A. Carver College of Medicine
Graduate: Master of Public Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"It is a privilege when a patient entrusts me with their vulnerability. It is my duty as a surgeon to uphold the patient’s trust, and to educate, reassure them, and provide care with honesty and integrity."
Hand Surgery
Han Soo Kim, MD
Dr. Han Soo Kim specializes in Hand Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery and General Surgery.
Board Certified: Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Fellowship: Hand Surgery Fellowship at Lincoln Medical Center at Cornell University in Bronx, New York
Residency: General Surgery Residency and Burn Plastic Reconstructive Surgery at Nassau University Medical Center at Stony Brook, New York
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico
Undergraduate: Queens College at City University New York
Vascular Neurology
Robert Taylor, MD
Robert Taylor, MD, specializes in Vascular Neurology, Neurointerventional surgery and neurocritical care. He is an expert in the management of cerebrovascular disorders. Dr. Taylor is Board Certified by American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in Neurology with a Subspecialty in Vascular Neurology.
Dr. Taylor has previously served as director to the Vascular Neurology Fellowship and site director to the Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellowship at the University of Minnesota/Fairview Hospital and the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America® in 2013 and America’s Best Doctors® in 2021.
Dr. Taylor is a member of the American Stroke Association (ASA), the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS), a senior member of the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS), and a founding member of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN).
Dr. Taylor has published and given numerous lectures on the latest treatments of ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and neuroendovascular techniques and protocols.
Dignity Health Surgical Specialty Center - General and Trauma Surgery
There are spots in the parking area out in front of this office. There is also street parking.
- Open vs laparoscopic vs robotic inguinal and ventral hernia repair
- Hiatal hernia repair
- Anti-reflux surgery
- Cholecystectomy
- Appendectomy
- Excision of soft tissue mass
- Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Port-a-cath placements
- Hernia repair: inguinal hernias (open, laparoscopic, robotic), femoral hernia, ventral hernia, umbilical hernia, hiatal hernia
- Colorectal procedures
- Gastrectomy
- PEG tube placement
- Gallbladder, gallstones
- Liver biopsy
- Splenectomy
- Appendectomy, bowel resection, hemorrhoidectomy, pilonidal disease including large excisions and debridement
- Hand Surgery
Pacific Central Coast Health Centers contracts with most health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, and provides health care services that fit your health plan benefits. If you have questions about the health insurance plans we accept, contact the office where you would like to be seen and our staff would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- CenCal
- Cigna
- Coventry – First Health
- Health Net
- Healthsmart – Interplan
- Medi-Cal
- Medicare
- Multiplan – Beech Street
- Networks by Design
- Tricare
- TriWest
- United Healthcare
- Western Growers
What makes our Expert Team at the Dignity Health Surgical Specialty Center - General and Trauma Surgery stand out?
Our expert general and trauma surgeons and staff are here when you need them. Marian Regional Medical Center is a Trauma II Center which means it has Operating Staff, Anesthesiologists, and General and Trauma Surgeons ready to go 24 hours a day.