New Medtronic technology assist patients experiencing incontinence.
General Surgery Posts
Hernia Repair – Advancements in Treatment
Early intervention can minimize the effects of a hernia.
What Causes a Hernia?
What Causes a Hernia? Despite the folklore about heavy lifting being the cause of hernias, the reality is that most hernias are the result of a muscle defect or weakness that exists long before the hernia appears. What is a hernia? A hernia is caused by a combination of pressure and an opening or weakness [...]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Early Screening Essential to Prevention and Increasing Cure Rate Colorectal cancer expert Lisa A. Coleman, DO, FACS, FASCRS, a colorectal surgeon at the TPMG Center for Colorectal Surgery, is trying to raise awareness of this potentially life-threatening disease. "Colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly occurring cancer in the USA and nearly five percent of [...]
Hampton Roads Physician Magazine Profiles Dr. Lisa Coleman
Hampton Roads Physician magazine featured TPMG Colorectal Surgeon, Dr. Lisa Coleman: One basic hurdle impacts Dr. Lisa Coleman’s work almost daily: too many patients don’t get to her quickly enough, whether they have advanced colon cancer or have struggled for years with benign anorectal conditions such as fecal incontinence. So Coleman’s mission is to alleviate [...]
Edenvale Hospital Aims for New Procedures
Bedfordview Edenvale News (Africa) Dr. Steven Hopson from TPMG General Surgery and Hernia Center was part of the team that operated on a patient during the hernia workshop at Edenvale Hospital last week. Dr. Jann Kruger, the Head of Surgery at the Edenvale Hospital, said the hospital hopes to build a centre that is dedicated to [...]
Ron Post, MD, FACS, Joins TPMG, Opens General Surgery at Suffolk
October 22, 2017 – Patients throughout Hampton Roads have more choices for their general surgery needs thanks to Ron Post, MD, FACS, who joined the more than 200 providers of Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group (TPMG) earlier this summer and opened TPMG General Surgery at Suffolk. “Starting this new chapter of my career is part of [...]
Welcome Lisa A. Coleman, DO to Center for Colorectal Surgery
TPMG announces Dr. Lisa A. Coleman and the opening of Center for Colorectal Surgery!
Bedfordview Edenvale News (Africa)/Edenvale Hospital Aims For New Procedures
TPMG physician, Dr. Steven Hopson attend Edenvale Hospital’s hernia workshop.
Hernia Repair Clinical Research Study
Dr. Steven Hopson of TPMG General Surgery and Hernia Center is conducting a Hernia Repair Clinical Research Study.
