- Name Robert C. Ripley, MD, FACS
- Position General Surgeon
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I am a Fellow of The American College of Surgeons, in the specialty of general surgery. General Surgery is a broad specialty that includes diseases of the intestinal tract, trauma, endocrine, skin, muscle and blood vessels. Common operations and procedures include: colonoscopy, hernia repair, gallbladder removal, and surgery for cancers’ of the colon and breast. In addition to major operations, general surgeons also do office procedures to remove skin cancers, cysts, skin tags, external hemorrhoids and small tumors (lumps underneath the skin).
I began my training at The University of Virginia, followed by The Medical College of Virginia and then, I did my internship and residency at The Medical College of Georgia. I am board certified and a member of The American College of Surgeons. My board requires passing a re-certification exam every ten years to remain certified. My most recent re-certification was December 2015.
I was born in Washington, D.C. (please don’t hold that against me), and raised in northern Virginia. I have 4 employed children (Boyd, Brett, Dana and Demi), three dogs (Sir Harry the Chewbokka, Lady Gaga and Frosty) and too many cats to name. In my spare time, I enjoy exploring our area on ATV’s with my friend Steve Schwarzbach (Adventures of a Lifetime), running, learning Spanish, and finding golf balls that I have miss hit.
Education
- The University of Virginia
- The Medical College of Virginia
- Internship and residency at The Medical College of Georgia
Experience
Presentations:
Intestinal Anastomoses: The best way to do it.
Fungal Infections in the immunocompromised surgical patient.
Founded a general surgery group, Salem Surgical, in Salem Virginia that included four other general surgeons.
In April of 2016, began a new practice and surgical center at Wickenburg Community Hospital as medical director and general surgeon.
Recognition
- Board-certified and a member of The American College of Surgeons
Insurance
Medicare
BCBSAZ Commercial & Medicare Advantage
AETNA Commercial (including Meritain) & Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
Cigna Commercial & Medicare Advantage
Humana & Humana Medicare Advantage
Devoted
Banner Health Network
BCBSAZ BHN Advantage
AARP medicare Complete BHN
UHC Medicare Solutions BHN
United Healthcare
AARP Medicare Complete
UHC Medicare Solutions
Optum Network
State AHCCCS
CMDP
Mercy Care – Complete Care
Care 1st
UHC Community Plan-complete Care
AZ Complete Health + Allwell MCR Advantage
AmBetter
AZ Complete Health-Complete Care
Health Choice of AZ