Why consider SALSA for minimally invasive surgery?
- SALSA provides dedicated, skilled, advanced surgical care
- SALSA has the most experience in minimally invasive surgery and laparoscopic weight loss surgery in the Greater Sacramento and surrounding regions.
- SALSA is limited to advanced laparoscopic procedures and includes foregut surgery, solid organ surgery, chest surgery, and laparoscopic spine surgery.
- SALSA surgeons have experience in providing laparoscopic cases of the highest level of difficulty.
- SALSA has established an Operating Room team dedicated to advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques.
- SALSA surgeons are on staff at both Sutter and Mercy hospitals of Sacramento.
- Dr. Waldrep was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, as an instructor and researcher of advanced laparoscopic surgery. At USC, he was involved in both clinical and laboratory research aimed at broadening the applications and safety of minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Waldrep has performed or instructed thousands of advanced and complex laparoscopic procedures.
- Dr. Waldrep has authored articles on advanced laparoscopic surgery, as well as traditional general surgery in Annals of Surgery, American Journal of Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, and American Surgeon as well as several textbook chapters.
Dr. Waldrep is a:
- Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery
- Member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery [ASBS]
- Member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians [ASBP]
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- Member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons [SAGES]
- Member of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Member of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy
Dr Waldrep's Complete Biography
Specialists in Micro-Laparoscopy
We offer a variety of laparoscopic surgical techniques. Since 1998 SALSA has advanced the use of micro-laparoscopy. Technological advancements in laparoscopic optics and instruments have allowed the development of precision micro-instrumentation, 1.5 to 3 mm diameter instruments to perform laparoscopic operations. Micro-laparoscopy creates even less trauma, less postoperative discomfort, less scarring (to the point of being essentially undetectable) and the risk of incisional hernia is virtually eliminated.
Anti-Heartburn Surgery
Achieve medication-free relief of your heartburn symptoms and return home the same day. These procedures have documented "cure" in over 90% of patients.
Micro-Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Many patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy are ideal candidates for a micro-laparoscopic approach. Better cosmetic results are achieved through incisions that do not require stitches. Thus, scars are virtually invisible. Moreover, surgical candidates who appropriate for a micro-laparoscopic approach tend to have shorter hospital stays with less postoperative discomfort.
Achalasia
Achalasia is a primary esophageal disorder whose treatment has been improved by the development of advanced minimally invasive techniques.
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Each year over 700,000 inguinal hernias are repaired in the United States. It is one of the most common operations performed, representing 3% of health care costs in this country.
SALSA surgeons repair hernias of types and locations, even hernias that have been fixed more than once.
