Posted on May 8, 2012
Craig Evans, M.D., F.A.C.S., Winston Y. Godwin, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., and Thomas B. McElwee, M.D., F.A.C.S of the Surgical Specialists of Charlotte have achieved the recognition of being included in the Charlotte Business Journal’s Best Doctors list for 2012. The widely respected publication is set to showcase the doctors in mid spring.
Dr. Evans is a native of South Carolina. After one year of practice as a hospital pharmacist, he entered the Medical University of South Carolina, obtaining his Doctor of Medicine Degree in 1974. Dr. Evans was privileged to complete his surgical training at the Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia, serving as chief resident of general surgery in 1979. From 1979 to 1988, Dr. Evans practiced in Spartanburg, South Carolina and was elected president of the Spartanburg County Medical Society in 1986. In 1989, he moved his family to Charlotte and continues to practice general, laparoscopic and oncologic surgery at all of the hospitals in the city.
Dr. Godwin graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina with his Medical Degree and completed his general surgery residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Godwin then practiced in his hometown of Cheraw, South Carolina for two years before moving to Charlotte. Dr. Godwin is board certified with the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, North Carolina Surgical Society, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons and the American Hernia Society. He currently serves as Chair of the Department of General Surgery at Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews.
Dr. McElwee was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended UNC Chapel Hill where he majored in English and Chemistry and graduated from Tulane Medical School in 1980. He completed his training in General and Vascular Surgery at Baptist Hospital affiliated with Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. Dr. McElwee provides the full range of general surgical care, including laparoscopic approaches where appropriate.
“It’s a tremendous honor to have three of our surgeons honored in such distinguished company and to be recognized by their peers," states Louis H. Zbinden III, M.D., F.A.C.S., President of Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A.
The Charlotte Business Journal’s Best Doctors special report recognizes the foremost physicians in the area and is published as a resource for readers seeking medical services. The listings are compiled by Best Doctors Inc. of Boston through a biennial peer-review survey of the medical profession. Best Doctors uses a combination of telephone interviews and information technology to determine which physicians to include. The organization contacts more than 45,000 physicians in its database and asks, “If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, whom would you refer them to?” A physician must be nominated by a current member to be considered for inclusion. All current members and nominees are evaluated every two years.
Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A. is a physician-owned, multi-specialty group comprised of 22 surgeons, providing an array of general and specialty surgical care, including many fellowship-trained sub-specialists, for more than 35 years in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region. We have six convenient office locations throughout the Charlotte area, each providing state-of-the-art medical technology and comfortable, convenient care for our patients.
Posted on January 31, 2012
The team of surgeons at Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A. has announced the grand opening of their new office space in Matthews. Through their commitment to world-class surgical procedures and excellent patient care, the practice was outgrowing its existing space yet wanted to stay close to their Matthews patients. A viable solution arose when a significant space became available one floor below their existing facility in the Presbyterian Medical Office Building. Surgical Specialists of Charlotte acquired this space, suite 250, and began a complete renovation. The new Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A. Matthews offices open to the public on Monday, February 6, 2012.
The new facility nearly doubles the space available in our Matthews office. This, coupled with a renovated patient waiting area and updated examination rooms, allows for a more comfortable experience for their patients. The waiting area is intentionally designed to bring a calming affect to patients who often face anxiety regarding their surgeries. In addition, the Matthews center includes increased diagnostic imaging capabilities, allowing the Surgical Specialists of Charlotte surgeons to conduct a broader array of ultrasound studies. This allows physicians to have greater insight into a patient's condition before surgery, reducing the potential of unanticipated challenges.
This larger space also allows for an increase in physician availability for all of the surgeons based in the Matthews location. Drs. J. Andrew "Andy" Bohn, M.D., F.A.C.S., Winston Y. Godwin, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., Paul J. Orland, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Eric L. Wallace, M.D., F.A.C.S. will offer additional appointment times in the expanded location. The primary surgical services offered at this location include abdominal wall repairs (Hernias), diseases of the breast, Cancer surgery, Thyroid, Gallbladder, Gastrointestinal tract, and Vascular surgery.
Louis H. Zbinden III, M.D., F.A.C.S., President of Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A. states, "We are excited about the opportunity to better serve our Matthews patients with this increase in space, availability and diagnostic technology. Surgical Specialists of Charlotte is always striving to be at the forefront of surgical treatment and patient care. Our new Matthews office allows us to do this more effectively and more comfortably for our patients."
The relocation of the Matthews office along with upcoming renovations to their Randolph Road office and Huntersville location reveals the Surgical Specialists of Charlotte's commitment to providing their patients with the highest standards of patient care. Their six Charlotte-area locations ensure that world-class surgical care is always nearby.
Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A. is an independent physician group of more than 20 surgeons providing a wide array of general and specialty surgical care, including many fellowship-trained sub-specialists, with more than three decades of comprehensive and exceptional surgical care for the Charlotte region. Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A. has six convenient office locations throughout the Charlotte area and serves all 7 hospital facilities in Mecklenburg County.