General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  If you are a diabetic, especially if you take insulin, you should notify your primary care physician about adjusting your medication dosages during the prep and the morning or surgery. Do not hesitate to call our office (214) 592-9200 with any questions.
• Emergency Care
  When you get emergency care or are treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from balance billing. In these cases, you shouldn't be charged more than your plan's copayments, coinsurance and/or deductible.
• Colonoscopy
  Before you go to surgery, you will need to be evaluated by your primary doctor and your surgeon. You may need further tests such as a colonoscopy, barium enema, EKG, chest x-ray, CT scan of the abdomen, and/or blood work. Your surgeon or primary doctor will order these tests.
• Constipation
• Electrocardiogram
  In an otherwise healthy person, little is required to prepare for surgery. Depending on your age, gender, and health problems, some routine blood tests, an EKG and a chest x-ray may or may not be needed. Your surgeon or family doctor will order these tests as needed. You will be asked to refrain from eating at least 8 hours before surgery. Be sure to let your doctor know what medications you are taking, as some will need to be stopped before surgery. In general, all blood thinners need to be stopped for several days. These include aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, etc), Coumadin and Plavix.
• Diarrhea

Gynecologists

• Pregnancy
• Labor and Delivery
  Age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information).

Internists

• Endoscopy
  Other complications, although rare, include bleeding and infection. It is extremely uncommon to require a blood transfusion for this operation. In addition, a more serious complication is injury to the main bile duct, which occurs in less than 1% of patients. This injury may be identified and fixed at the time of surgery or in the days following surgery. Injuries may include a "bile leak" from one of the ducts or a blockage of the ducts. Treatment options vary, depending on the location and severity of injury and almost always require admission to the hospital. The placement of a drain, endoscopy (viewing through a scope), and stenting of the bile duct (to help keep it open), or further surgery may be required.

Psychiatrists

• Anxiety

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care

Radiologist

• Radiology
  When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers can bill you is your plan's in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can't balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections not to be balance billed.
• X-Rays
• Computed Tomography

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Collin County Surgeons is a general surgery practice dedicated to providing the best surgical care for North Texas. Our surgeons based in McKinney, Texas provide compassionate care with knowledge gained from excellent surgical training and years of experience. We use the latest techniques, including advanced laparoscopic surgery procedures. Our surgeon, Dr. David Lambert, is a leader in robotic surgical procedures and techniques. Using these techniques, our patients recover as quickly as possible.
• Wound Care
  Stitches – Stitches are placed just beneath the surface of the incision. The material is absorbed by your body in about 6 weeks and does not need to be removed. Occasionally, you will note a small white string or suture at your incision site. This string can be cut at the surface of the skin using a clean pair of scissors (wipe scissors with isopropyl alcohol prior to cutting).
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Many patients qualify for laparoscopic or minimally invasive surgery. However, some conditions may decrease a patient’s eligibility, such as previous abdominal surgery, cancer, obesity, variations in anatomy or advanced heart, lung or kidney disease.
• Robotic Surgery
  Robotic surgery provides surgeons and patients with what may be the most effective, least invasive treatment alternative for even the most complex cardiothoracic procedures such as mitral valve repair.
• Hysterectomy
  Traditional open gynecologic surgery, using a large incision for access to the uterus and surrounding anatomy, has for many years been the standard approach to many gynecologic procedures. Yet with open surgery can come significant pain, trauma, a long recovery process and threat to surrounding organs and nerves.
• Laparoscopy
  Robotic surgery provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting a surgeon's hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform. This enables surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision.

Plastic Surgeons

• Laparoscopic Surgery
  Minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgery involves using multiple trocars (thin tubes) placed through 3 to 5 small incisions. These incisions are usually less than a quarter of an inch. Carbon dioxide gas is then used to slowly inflate the abdomen. A thin telescope is placed through one of the trocars. This allows the surgical team to view the inside of the abdomen. Specialized instruments are placed through the other trocars to perform the operation. Occasionally, one of the incisions is made slightly longer to remove the colon or other tissue.