- Arthritis
- Medical Weight LossDr. Thoman is a board certified in general surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive and laparoscopic gastrointestinal and weight loss options. His procedures leave his patients with smaller scars, faster healing, and less pain compared to traditional “open” procedures. Dr. Thoman is the first surgeon on the Central Cost to offer several procedures using the single-incision method.
- Emergency CareA co-payment (often called “co-pay”) is a set fee that the insured person pays to providers at the time of service. Co-pays are applied to emergency room visits, hospital admissions, outpatient surgeries, office visits, etc.
- RadiologyWhen 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 may 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.
- General SurgeryDr. Craviotto currently serves as the Chair of the Surgical Services Department at Goleta Valley Hospital and as an Orthopedic Surgeon Representative for the Total Joint Certification Program. He also serves as a diplomat for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons.
- OrthopedicsAfter attending Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago, she completed her orthopedic surgery residency at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, followed by further specialty training with a fellowship in foot and ankle at Baylor University in Dallas. Her practice includes general orthopedics, fracture care, sports medicine, with a subspecialty focus on foot and ankle pathology. She is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.
- ArthroscopyDr. Ryu has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals and sits on the Editorial Board of the Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review journal. He has also served as a guest editor for the Journal of Arthroscopy and for Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. He recently completed work as the series editor and shoulder volume co-editor for a 5 volume series entitled “AANA Advanced Arthroscopy Textbooks”. Dr. Ryu has delivered over 200 scientific arthroscopy lectures nationally and internationally, including recent visits to Beijing, Seoul, Osaka, Rome, Cancun and Buenos Aires.
- Minimally Invasive SurgeryDr. Early’s areas of special interest include scoliosis and other spinal deformity, child and adolescent sports injuries, hip dysplasia, neuromuscular disease, pediatric trauma, and minimally invasive surgery
- Joint ReplacementDr. Craviotto is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in arthroscopic surgery, joint replacement, and sports medicine. He received his medical degree from Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Craviotto completed an orthopedic internship and residency at the University of Texas in San Antonio, Texas. He also completed a fellowship at the University of Texas in sports medicine and total joint replacement.
- Orthopedic SurgerySean D. Early, MD earned his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of Arizona and his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. His Orthopedic surgery residency was at the University of Southern California and the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Early completed his pediatric orthopedic fellowship at the University of California San Diego and Children’s Hospital San Diego. Prior to relocating to the Central Coast he was in practice at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for 3 years.
- ArthroscopyDr. Ryu is a Past President of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and has served on its Board of Directors in addition to his appointments as Chairman of the Education Committee, the Ethics and Standards Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Program Committee. Dr. Ryu was designated a Master Shoulder Surgeon in 1997, and continues to teach complex shoulder surgery to other orthopedic surgeons who visit the Orthopedic Learning Center in Chicago. Dr. Ryu recently completed a 6 year term as a California delegate to the Council of Delegates for the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, and has been a Visiting Professor or Guest Lecturer at the Mayo Clinic, Yale University, UC San Francisco, Tulane University, UCLA, UC Irvine, Temple and UC San Diego.
- Reconstructive SurgeryDr. Ryu is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and knee as well as in Sports Medicine. Dr. Ryu is the senior member of the Ryu Hurvitz Orthopedic Clinic and is one of the founding members and current Surgical Director for Summit and Premier Surgery Centers in Santa Barbara.
- Bariatric SurgeryDr. Thoman currently serves at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital as Chairman for the Department of Surgery, Medical Director of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Associate Director of Surgical Education.
- Sports MedicineGraham R. Hurvitz,M.D. is a Board Certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of arthritis conditions of the knee, hip and shoulder. Dr. Hurvitz also has extensive experience in the treatment of fractures, foot and ankle disorders, and sports injuries.