- Medical Weight LossAre you interested in a long term, durable weight loss solution? Is your Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 35? Use this
- Primary CareIf you have questions about whether or not we accept your insurance, want to know if you need a referral from your primary care physician, or want to know if we are an in-network provider, please do not hesitate to contact our office. We also encourage you to contact your insurance plan if you have any questions about your insurance coverage.
- Family PracticeCristina Castellanos Jiménez, PA-C, is a Puerto Rico native who attended University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedra and earned a Bachelor's degree in Art History. After graduating, Cristina dedicated herself to the art industry and her family, until she discovered her passion for medicine. Cristina attended Cabrillo College to complete an associate degree in science and medical assistant certificate. She worked three years as a Medical Assistant lead in Santa Cruz County. In 2021, Cristina graduated from Charles R. Drew University in Los Angeles, CA, earning her Masters of Health Sciences in Physician Assistant Studies. Cristina worked as a Physician assistant in family practice in Santa Cruz and Watsonville before joining the SAMB team.
- High Cholesterol
- Emergency CareIf you have HMO insurance, please be aware that we can only accept HMO plans that are affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Network of Santa Cruz County with a referral from your primary care physician or other in-network specialist. We regret that we cannot accept any other HMO insurance, including plans affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Santa Clara County IPA, except in cases when you need emergency care provided through a hospital emergency room.
- Colonoscopy
- EndoscopyDr. Waddle completed his undergraduate training at Pomona College and entered the University of Arizona College of Health Professions as a merit scholar, graduating with honors. He worked for the US Indian Health Services as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist and graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed his surgical internship at the University of California, Davis and his surgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Waddle has broad surgical experience and specializes in minimally invasive surgery including advanced laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, endoscopy and DaVinci robotic surgery. He has practiced in Santa Cruz since 2002.
- Diabetes Care
- Thyroid
- UltrasoundWe offer a range of traditional and state-of-the-art treatment modalities depending on the treatment plan designed specifically for you by our board-certified physicians. All treatments are done in the comfort of an out-patient setting and patients find themselves resuming normal daily activities within a few days. The first step is an ultrasound examination, which will give us a real time and detailed view of your varicose vein system. Since each patient is unique, the results of this ultrasound will help us determine the optimal treatment plan to eliminate abnormal veins. Treatment options include...
- RadiologyIf you have access to any other medical records and/or radiology reports or films that are relevant to your appointment, please arrange for your referring physician to forward those records to our office, or bring them with you to your appointment.
- ChemotherapyOur surgeons perform oncology operations for breast cancer, gastrointestinal, colon and rectal cancer, skin cancer and lymph node biopsies/excisions for lymphoma and leukemia. We place ports for ease of access for chemotherapy.
- General SurgeryIn conjunction with Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital (DSCH), we are pleased to offer surgical services as a nationally recognized Cancer Center. Accreditation comes from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
- Minimally Invasive SurgeryDr. Santillano completed her undergraduate training at Penn State University and pre-medical studies at Harvard University. She entered Temple University School of Medicine after serving in the US Peace Corps, where she volunteered as a Health Educator in Ecuador, South America. She completed her surgical internship and residency at Temple University Hospital in her hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Santillano has broad surgical experience and specializes in minimally invasive surgery including advanced laparoscopy and DaVinci robotic surgery. She is an expert in diseases of the breast, performing surgery for both benign and cancerous lesions. Dr. Santillano is fluent in Spanish, se habla español. She joined the Surgical Associates of Monterey Bay in 2014.
- Cyst Removal
- Vascular SurgeryHer prodigious educational background started at UC Berkeley as an undergraduate. She then continued her extensive schooling, becoming the recipient of two Master's degrees, one in Applied Anatomy from Case Western Reserve University and another in Clinical Effectiveness at Harvard's School of Public Health. During this time, she was also an esteemed Harvard-Longwood Research Fellow in the vascular surgery laboratory of Dr. Marc Schermerhorn. Her general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship were both completed at Beth Israel Deaconess, a world class teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston.
- Robotic Surgery
- Laparoscopy
- Breast Surgery
- Laparoscopic SurgeryAll our surgeons are board-certified and licensed to practice General Surgery and Vascular Surgery (Dr. Lo) by the Medical Board of California. Our scope of practice is broad and the surgeries below are only a sample of some common procedures that we perform. Many general surgery procedures are performed with small 5-10 mm incisions known as laparoscopic surgery. Endovascular surgery procedures are performed with small incisions also. Some procedures are performed as single site surgery through a 3-4 cm incision, and others are performed using the DaVinci robot.
- Bariatric SurgeryThe American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) describes sleeve gastrectomy with the following summary conclusion...
- Skin Cancer
- Cyst
- UlcerSkin ulcers may develop when the valves of perforating veins fail, resulting in extremely high venous pressures close to the skin. This causes decreased local blood supply to the skin, resulting in skin breakdown and a non-healing ulcer. These ulcers may be treated by sclerosing (injecting the vein with a medicine to cause its collapse) or ligating the perforating vein. Often, closing the main trunk of the saphenous vein will allow ulcers to heal.
- Lesions