ACS Fellow Since 1987

Dennis Witmer, MD FACS

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

Am Soc of Breast Surgeons
Soc of Surg Oncol
Southeastern Surg Cong

Additional Information

Gender

Male

General Surgery

24 Brendle Ln

Greenville, DE 19807

United States

Biography

Semi-retired

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Breast Disease/Cancer

axillary dissection
benign breast disease
breast biopsy
breast cancer
breast cancer reconstruction
breast cryoablation
breast radiotherapy
breast ultrasound
core needle biopsy
duct excision/microdochotomy
ductoscopy
lumpectomy
lymph node biopsy
mastectomy
radical mastectomy
sentinel node
stereotactic breast biopsy

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

abdominal pain
abdominoplasty
adhesion removal
anti-reflux procedures
appendectomy
esophagus perforation
feeding tubes
fundoplication
fundoplication - laparoscopic
gastric cancer
gastroesophageal reflux disease
malrotation
peptic ulcer disease
peritonitis
splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

bile duct malignancies
bile duct surgery
hepatic artery infusion pumps
hepatobiliary surgery
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
liver biopsy
liver surgery
pancreatic cysts

Hernia Procedures

abdominal hernia
component separation
epigastric hernia
femoral hernia
inguinal hernia
laparoscopic hernia repair
paraesophageal hernia
umbilical hernia
ventral hernia

Hospital Appointments

Christiana Care Health Systems

Newark, DE

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

07/1984—Present

Academic Appointments

Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Clinical Associate Professor

01/2010—10/2014