General Surgery
For the planned or the unplanned, MaineGeneral Surgery is here to help you get back to the things you love.
Surgeries are performed at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta (inpatient and same-day) and Thayer Center for Health in Waterville (same-day only).
The General Surgery department at MaineGeneral offers state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgery including robot-assisted surgery for the full spectrum of your surgical needs including:
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Gallbladder surgery
- Hernia surgery
- Reflux and GERD surgery
- Skin cancer
- Thyroid surgery
- Weight-loss surgery
Travis Bouchard, DO
Special Interests:
- Breast
- Colon and anorectal
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD, heartburn)
- Hernia
- Robotic and laparoscopic
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Leandra Jelinek, DO
Special Interests:
- Acute Care
- Biliary (liver, gallbladder and pancreas)
- Breast
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Hernia (including hiatal)
- Robotic and laparoscopic
- Skin cancer
- Thyroid
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Nanda Kumar, MD
Special Interests:
- Breast
- Critical care
- Thyroid
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD, heartburn)
- Hernia (including hiatal)
- Robotic and laparoscopic
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Connie Lutkevich, MD
Special Interests:
- Acute Care
- Biliary (liver, gallbladder and pancreas)
- Breast
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Hernia
- Robotic and laparoscopic
- Skin cancer
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Sam Pakraftar, MD
Special Interests:
- Acute Care
- Biliary (liver, gallbladder and pancreas)
- Colon and rectal (including cancer)
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Hernia
- Robotic and laparoscopic
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Caitlin Russell, DO
Special Interests:
- Bariatric (weight loss)
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD, heartburn)
- Hernia (including hiatal)
- Robotic and laparoscopic
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