Rohan Abraham Joseph, MD, FACS

Dr. Joseph graduated medical school with honors at the University of Mumbai in Mumbai, India and then completed a research fellowship at the Catholic University of America where he studied the molecular mechanism of alcoholic liver disease. He then completed a seven year general surgery residency at the Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. During his residency he completed a two year research fellowship at the Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE) where he focused on developing curricula in surgical education, training and simulation. He also worked in the novel field of computational surgery and partnered with industry to test novel surgical instrumentation for minimally invasive surgery. During his training, Dr. Joseph received awards for excellence in research from the Houston Surgical Society, Texas Association for Surgical Skills Laboratories and from the Houston Methodist Hospital. He represented his residency program on 2 occasions at the American College of Surgeons Surgical Jeopardy (South Texas chapter) competition and secured first place on both occasions. After his residency, Dr. Joseph completed an Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Division of Metabolic, Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery) in New York, New York. Dr. Joseph has presented his work at several local and national meetings such as the American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and has also published in prestigious peer reviewed journals such as Hepatology, Surgical Endoscopy and Nature. He has also published text book chapters in the field of gastrointestinal and endocrine surgery in partnership with his mentors. His top priority in patient care is safety. His motto is , ‘We treat, Jesus heals”. He believes in excellence in all aspects of surgical care and desires to treat every patient with respect and compassion. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

• gastroplasty
• laparoscopic gastric bypass
• roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Breast Disease/Cancer

• axillary dissection
• benign breast disease
• breast cancer
• breast ultrasound
• duct excision/microdochotomy
• lumpectomy
• mastectomy
• radical mastectomy
• sentinel node

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• hyperparathyroidism
• pancreatic endocrine tumors
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

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

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

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

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• decubitus ulcer
• epidermal cyst
• nevi
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin biopsy
• skin grafting
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• anal abscess
• anal fissure
• anal fistula
• anal warts
• hemorrhoid problems
• rectal bleeding
• rectal prolapse

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal abscess
• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colon/rectal cancer
• colonic polyps
• colonoscopy
• colostomy
• Crohn's disease
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• hemorrhoidectomy
• ileostomy
• intussusception
• laparoscopic colon surgery
• Meckel's diverticulum
• ulcerative colitis

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• anal cancer/tumors
• bone and soft tissue cancer/tumors
• breast cancer
• breast masses
• breast tumors in pregnancy
• colon cancer/polyps
• colon/rectal cancer
• endocrine cancer
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• melanoma
• pancreatic cancer/tumors
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors

Capital Regional Medical Center

Tallahassee, FL

Attending

09/2014—Present

Florida State University College of Medicine

Tallahassee, FL

Clinical Assistant Professor

07/2015—10/2021

Florida State University College of Medicine

Tallahassee, FL

Associate Professor

11/2021—Present