MDNews - Central New York

Crouse Health and Central New York Surgical Physicians: A Partnership for Versatile Care BY JENNIFER WEBSTER SINCE FORMING A REL ATIONSHIP WITH CROUSE HE ALTH, CENTR AL NE W YORK SURGICAL PHYSICIANS HA S OFFERED A GROWING R ANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING BRE A ST, ENDOCRINE, GA STROINTESTINAL AND BARIATRIC SURGERY. " W E A R E A practice of genera l- surger y tra ined, boa rd-cer tif ied physicians who all perform general surgery as well as practice in our areas of specialization," says William E. S chu , M D, genera l su r geon a nd Medica l Director of Brea st Ca re Partners. "We formed our practice out of several Syracuse surgical groups in 1996." In addition to breast surgery and endocrine surgery, the practice has deep specialization in vein surgery, weight-loss procedures, and laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. All surgeons in the group perform standard procedures such as appendectomies, cholecystectomy and hernia repair. The breadth and depth of their practice lead to great versatility. It's a partnership founded on long years of trust and mutual respect. "One of the attractions to forming the practice was to work with sur- geons I've trained with and have the utmost confidence in," says James E. Sartori, MD, Managing Partner with Central New York Surgical Physicians. "I have practiced with some of these partners for 31 years now." Originally, the surgeons operated vat several hospitals, but, later, they aligned exclusively with Crouse Health. It was a partnership built on mutual admiration; the physicians William E. Schu, MD James E. Sartori, MD 0 6 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R S T O R Y

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