Surgical Care in Tavares

Learning you need surgery can feel overwhelming, but we’ll be by your side at every step, ensuring you’re informed so you can feel confident.

We’ll get you back to your everyday life as quickly and safely as possible, whether you’re facing an injury or illness. In fact, we’re ranked among the top hospitals in Florida for surgical safety. Whether your procedure involves minimally invasive surgery techniques, advanced robotic-assisted technology or something more conventional, we're committed to delivering the care you need.

Our surgical procedures include:

• Incision-free endoscopic procedures that eliminate scarring
• Laparoscopic procedures to reduce scarring and speed up recovery times
• Robotic-assisted surgeries

You want to reclaim your active, energetic days as quickly as possible. We want that for you, too. That's why we provide comprehensive surgical care that heals your body, eases your mind and soothes your spirit.

You’re looking for the right specialist to oversee your care. Look no further. At AdventHealth Waterman, you can access an expert team of surgeons with years of experience who approach every procedure with compassion and care.

Our highly skilled physicians perform operations in a wide range of surgical specialties, including:

• Cardiothoracic
• Cardiovascular
• Colorectal
• Ear, nose and throat
• General
• Gynecologic
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics
• Ophthalmologic
• Orthopedic
• Urologic

No matter what kind of surgical procedure you need, your dedicated care team will be with you from pre-op to post-op and recovery.

AdventHealth Waterman is the only hospital in Lake County now offering a robotic-assisted platform for minimally invasive lung biopsies. The Ion Endoluminal System is made by Intuitive and represents an advancement in the existing approaches to lung biopsy by allowing physicians to obtain tissue samples from deep within the lung, addressing a challenging aspect of a lung biopsy.

When it comes to lung biopsies, precision and efficiency is key. We’re dedicated to ensuring that biopsies are safe and simple, and effective. Patients can have possible lung cancer diagnosed and staged in one procedure.

The Ion Robotic Bronchoscopic Platforms offers:

• An ultra-thin, highly maneuverable catheter that enables doctors to navigate far into the peripheral lung
• Unprecedented stability increases the precision needed for biopsy compared to previous techniques
• Combined with advanced imaging, we can confirm the target is reached in real time, further increasing accuracy and safety.
• The physician uses the controller to navigate to the target anywhere in the lung along a planned path
• Ion’s peripheral vision probe provides direct vision during navigation
• Vast majority of patients go home the same day

Our streamlined biopsy process is designed to improve your experience and make your care more convenient. All pre-procedure tests (including labs and CT scans) are completed the same day as your robotic procedure. This means that you will most likely only need to visit the hospital once.