Dr. James Kondrup
Gulf Coast Medical Group Women’s Health & Wellness
Dr. James Kondrup is able to operate on bowel and deep infiltrating endometriosis. Has an assistant surgeon assist with colorectal. Both he and hospital takes almost all insurance. Philosophy: “Excise it. I treat women of all ages for endometriosis including teenagers.”
Patients with complex cases may need to seek out a surgeon with more experience.
“Dr. Ken Sinervo is among few practitioners in the world who focus solely on endometriosis. Dr. Sinervo joined the Center for Endometriosis Care’s Founder, Robert B. Albee, Jr., MD at the Center in 2001 and since 2011 has been at the head of the practice. He leads his dedicated Center for Endometriosis Care team by example, providing compassionate expertise to individuals from every corner of the globe. Dr. Ken Sinervo is known around the world not only as a pioneering, expert endometriosis surgeon, but more importantly, as a humble, compassionate doctor who truly cares for his patients. He has won countless awards for his dedicated service, and is known as a physician who will always go above and beyond for those in his care.”
For more than two decades the Center for Endometriosis Care (CEC) has been treating endometriosis patients. Able to take on complex cases and DIE. Does some bowel/urinary tract work. Works with an assisting colorectal surgeon. To see some of Dr. Sinervo’s works, visit http://centerforendo.com/dr-ken-sinervo-1
Dr. Sinervo enjoys “family, travel, arts, music, football, charity/philanthropy including volunteering time and expertise to promote endometriosis education and awareness.”
Dr. John Dulemba does some bowel work (but brings in a colorectal surgeon for resections), does his own urinary work, does diaphragm work, and works with a thoracic surgeon for lungs. He is always challenging the status quo. Dr. Dulemba does a “second look” surgery on his patients shortly after the first surgery.
Dr. Dulemba is a former helicopter and fixed wing pilot who enjoys skiing and his car (a Tesla). He absolutely LOVES the Steelers. Other than that, he says, he has no other hobbies. “Endometriosis/ adhesions are my life”.
“Too many patients/women do not know about this disease. I also think early intervention is so much better for women.”
Also practices in Singapore and Italy
Pioneer and inventor in the field of minimally invasive surgery
Center of Excellence. Trained at the CEC. Able to do colorectal and lung and DIE. Accepts almost all insurance and so does hospital. Philosophy: “ Complete or optimal excision. We are a referral center, and work with colorectal surgeons, and urologists for advanced disease or DIE (deep endometriosis).We do have a clinic that deals with optimizing the non-surgical factors for achieving pregnancy eg. optimizing hormones and we have produced a unique, ‘food first’, evidence-based diet for endometriosis and believe diet is very important. We have at SLU a multidisciplinary Pelvic Pain Center, that we are a part of, that includes pelvic floor physical therapy.”
Philosophy: “We believe in a holistic approach. We start with a detailed History and Physical and a high suspicion for Endometriosis. If patient’s reported symptoms are suspicious for endometriosis, we then obtain a MRI for endometriosis. At NYU, we have developed a MRI protocol specifically for diagnosing endometriosis and our data has shown 75% diagnostic accuracy for endometriosis lesions. We then discuss with the patient whether or not we should proceed with surgery. We only perform surgical excision. In addition, we have a team of physicians including acupuncturist, fertility specialists, nutritionist, pain management, pelvic floor physical therapists and a team of colorectal, thoracic as well as urologic surgeons that help us treat deep infiltrating endometriosis. Our goal is to optimize the patient’s pain relief as well as fertility prospect and give them back the life they deserve without pain and suffering caused by endometriosis. We have a team of surgeon, including thoracic, colorectal and urologist that work with us closely to provide optimal care to the patients. Our Acupuncturist – Lara Rosenthal, works closely with our patients. She has a great interest in both fertility and endometriosis and has been incredibly helpful with our patients seeking treatment. We truly believe in a holistic approach.” Claims to accept all insurance- contact the provider’s office for more details.
Dr. Huang speaks Cantonese and Mandarin as well as English.
Dr. Diakos works with a multi disciplinary team ( colorectal surgeon , urogynecology).
She says that people with endometriosis need “education , recognition and referral to a specialized endometriosis center. Knowledge is power. Women for too long have been told pain is normal and have been dismissed”.
Dr. Diakos enjoys skiing in the winter and sailing in the summer and speaks some Greek.
“Dr. Mosbrucker feels strongly that both pelvic pain and the urogynecologic issues need to be addressed with a multidisciplinary approach that embraces the “bio-psycho-social model”. She has developed an informal consortium of various specialists, all with interest in caring for patients with pelvic pain or incontinence. This allows for multiple providers to support the patient’s needs with an approach based on each one’s background and experiences. Physical therapists, pain management specialists, counselors, GI specialists, and surgeons all bring something different to the table, and it is her belief that the patients get better and more complete care when treated by a team rather than one single provider.” -http://pacificendometriosis.com/about-us/
Extensive research background. Is able to operate on Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis. Philosophy: “My medical practice is characterized by my underlying philosophy of treating patients with respect and dignity. I use a comprehensive, open-‐minded approach to providing leading-‐edge health care. My reputation as an endometriosis specialist was earned through my surgical skills and results following successful treatment of some the most difficult cases of endometriosis via laparoscopic excision surgery. Complete surgical removal of endometriosis is an essential step in achieving successful treatment outcomes. I believe that surgery is only part of the answer to restoring the health of patients with endometriosis and pelvic pain. I employ a multidisciplinary approach, utilizing leading edge, traditional Western medicine and alternative integrative medicine, combined with an open mind and trust in the patient. Treating this complex disease has not only resulted in my becoming a better physician, it has made me an expert in treating an array of less complex conditions as well.”
*Note: Dr. Cook was the surgeon for both AEEP’s founder, Holly and also for Meghan (badperiods.com) who collaborated on some aspects of the AEEP website