446 General Surgeons Found in Milwaukee, WI

We found 446 General Surgeons available in Milwaukee, WI with an average 4 stars across 2,166 reviews. Find the best one for your needs by years of experience, distance, reviews on Vitals, and more through the filters provided below. Currently, 211 General Surgeons listed are accepting new patients and 143 accept Medicare.

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Dr. Madan Narayana Kandula, MD

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
28 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi
"The right doctor for my issues. Very down to earth. He makes everything simple. I can breath so much better than I ever could." View Profile

Dr. Kenneth D Dembny, MD

Plastic Surgery
34 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI4.1 mi
"I had been to a few other Providers and had good results but then was told about Dr Demnby." View Profile

Dr. Karl Anthony Greene, MD

Surgery
37 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.4 mi
"I have never felt more confident in a health care provider or more comfortable." View Profile

Dr. Ethan Benjamin Handler

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
18 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI4.6 mi
Dr. Ethan Benjamin Handler is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Libertyville, IL and Milwaukee, WI(and 6 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Douglas B Evans, MD, FACS

Surgery
1 Award
43 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.2 mi
"I respect and feel comfortable with Dr Evans and his staff." View Profile

Dr. James William Burhop, MD

Surgery
40 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi
"Very caring and competent." View Profile

Dr. James Henry Godfrey, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
42 years exp
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"I truly miss Dr. Godfrey in Rutherfordton NC. I wish he was closer. He is so compassionate and always took the time to listen. There just is no substitution for him." View Profile

Dr. Wendy Marie Mikkelson, MD

Surgery
46 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"Dr. Mikkelson operated on my wife Mary on this date 8 years ago and Mary has been OK since ( a little ornery." View Profile

Dr. Wesley Allan Papenfuss, MD

Surgical Oncology
23 years exp
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
Dr. Wesley Allan Papenfuss, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Milwaukee, WI and West Allis, WI. He has 23 years of experience. View Profile

Dr. Christopher Stuart Wilson, MD

Surgery
34 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"Recently, at the age of 60, I underwent surgery to remove both my appendix and gallbladder." View Profile

Dr. Peter J Rossi, MD, FACS

Surgery
1 Award
27 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI4.5 mi
"I was initially told during an ER visit while traveling that I could lose my foot without urgent surgery." View Profile

Dr. Anthony James Linn, MD

Surgery
51 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi
"Honest and caring. I owe this man my life. His kindness and patience with me was above and beyond... Always straight forward and didn't 'sugar coat' my diagnosis." View Profile

Dr. Dave R Lal, MD

Surgery
1 Award
28 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.4 mi
"We are at the beginning stages of finding out what is wrong with our daughter and they have been very good about everything." View Profile

Dr. Anthony Peter Trenga, MD

Surgery
1 Award
9 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Glendale, WI4.2 mi
"Dr. Trenga and his staff are wonderful. Dr. Trenga put me at ease upon our first meeting. I had absolutely no worries about my procedure. " View Profile

Dr. Brenda Nguyen Satchie, MD

Surgery
26 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"I saw Dr. Satchie about 12 years ago for a partial thyroidectomy. She was fantastic! I'm happy to see that she is still practicing in the Milwaukee area." View Profile

Dr. Deborah Helene Bernstein, MD

Ophthalmology
27 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi
"Very professional and made me feel confident." View Profile

Dr. Mala Thenappan, MD

Vascular Surgery
33 years exp
Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi
"I would highly recommend Dr. Thenappan. She is extremely kind and compassionate!! She is an excellent surgeon with an outstanding bedside manner." View Profile

Dr. Edward Beck Smith, MD

Surgery
45 years exp
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
Dr. Edward Beck Smith, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Wauwatosa, WI and Milwaukee, WI(and 3 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Bobby Wu, MD

Surgery
26 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi
"Dr. Wu is absolutely amazing. What a kind, gentle, and knowledgeable man. Because he was so thorough at my pre-surgery appointment, I had very few questions to ask." View Profile

Dr. Sheri Dewan, MD

Surgery
21 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.9 mi
Dr. Sheri Dewan, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI. They have 21 years of experience. View Profile

Dr. Stephen Scott Klos, MD

Family Medicine
22 years exp
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"Dr. Klos is truly wonderful. He listens more than any other family doctor we have had. We have never felt rushed out of his office." View Profile

Dr. Mary Francis Otterson, MD

Surgery
42 years exp
Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi
"front desk staff, nurses aid, sarah, kim spitz, dr otterson are super nice and caring" View Profile

Dr. Theodore Hilliard Gertel, MD

Orthopedic Surgery
43 years exp
Accepting New Patients
MILWAUKEE, WI1.5 mi
""Excellent training, Excellent treatment, 10 out of 10"" View Profile

Dr. Richard Paul Cattey

Surgery
42 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI4.1 mi
Dr. Richard Paul Cattey is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Mequon, WI and Mequon, WI(and 6 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Rudolph Mark Kluiber, MD

Surgery
40 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi

Dr. David Max Anderson, MD

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
30 years exp
Milwaukee, WI2.9 mi
"I took my son in to have his wisdom teeth removed. the whole process was simple and problem free. My son went right in and was taken care of really well." View Profile

Dr. Thomas Yu Chua, MD

Surgery
56 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.5 mi
"Always great with communication . the best doctor i ever had. Thank you for everything." View Profile

Dr. William Blair Tisol, MD

Thoracic Surgery
29 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"My husband and one of our daughters and myself met with him to discuss the options open to us in the removal of a lung cancer tumor my husband was diagnosed with." View Profile

Dr. Zane Patrick Prewitt, MD

Vascular Surgery
37 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
Dr. Zane Patrick Prewitt, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Menomonee Falls, WI and Menomonee Falls, WI(and 7 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Ashley Kappes Cayo, MD

Surgery
1 Award
18 years exp
Accepting New Patients
MILWAUKEE, WI3.8 mi
"Doctor Cayo took time to explain the option I had. She answered all my questions and concern before and after surgery. I would highly recommend her." View Profile

Dr. Richard Ernest Carballo, MD

Vascular Surgery
38 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"He was so very kind to my elderly mother. He spent the time to explain the surgery to her and made her feel more at ease about it. More importantly he gave her hope." View Profile

Tracy S Wang, MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO, DABS

Surgery
26 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.2 mi
"Everyone was very pleasant and professional." View Profile

Dr. Chinmaya Bharat Trivedi, MD

Internal Medicine
28 years exp
Milwaukee, WI4.1 mi
"I was very pleased with the care I received" View Profile

Dr. Julie Ann Kepple, MD

Surgery
30 years exp
Milwaukee, WI4.0 mi
"She is the best doctor I have had since my pediatrician who came to my home when I was a child, saved my life, and did it in a way that didn't frighten me. He stayed 10 hours." View Profile

Dr. Santosh N Krishnan, MD

Thoracic Surgery
29 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"One of the best surgeon in the world. Gerald Muenzer" View Profile

Dr. John J. Aiken, MD

Surgery
42 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.4 mi
"It was great" View Profile

Dr. Eric Spencer Weiss, MD

Thoracic Surgery
23 years exp
Accepting New Patients
MILWAUKEE, WI3.8 mi
"This man is beyond genius. He has amazing bed side manner. He is kind, gifted, tremendously skilled and confident. He is exactly what I look for in a surgeon." View Profile

Ty Blink Dunn, MD, MS

Surgery
32 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.4 mi
"She is prompt, courteous, easy to understand and is interested in me." View Profile

Dr. Casey Matthew Calkins, MD

Surgery
1 Award
30 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.4 mi
"Visit would have been perfect if the staff would have washed their hands during our visit. They don't wash or wear gloves, and they were touching my child's incision." View Profile

Dr. Andrew Sean Kastenmeier, MD

Surgery
22 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.5 mi
"We felt very comfortable with Dr. Kastenmeier. He methodically presented options and their trade-offs, solicited our input." View Profile

Dr. Terry Jay Moore, MD

Ophthalmology
34 years exp
Milwaukee, WI3.4 mi
Dr. Terry Jay Moore, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Green Bay, WI and Green Bay, WI(and 2 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Frederick Joseph Steele, MD

Surgery
44 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI2.8 mi
"I wish all doctors were like Dr. Steele. He is brilliant and yet very caring and personable." View Profile

Dr. Anilkumar M Singh, MD

Vascular Surgery
54 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.4 mi
Dr. Anilkumar M Singh, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Milwaukee, WI and Milwaukee, WI(and 9 other locations). View Profile

Dr. James Victor Klas, MD

Surgery
36 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
Dr. James Victor Klas, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Milwaukee, WI and Cudahy, WI(and 3 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Basil Muhammad Salaymeh, MD

Surgery
40 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
"I saw Dr Salaymeh a number of years ago for a biopsy, and I'll be seeing him again in a few months." View Profile

Dr. Joseph Thomas Majewski, MD

Surgery
50 years exp
Milwaukee, WI3.5 mi
Dr. Joseph Thomas Majewski, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Elkhorn, WI and Milwaukee, WI(and 2 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Lewis M Chamoy, MD

Hand Surgery
58 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Glendale, WI4.2 mi
"He was very accurate in diagnosing my hand pain from a trigger finger. The cortisone shot helped ease the finger and relieve the pain. He was very kind and pleasant." View Profile

Dr. Matthew Lawrence White, MD

Vascular Surgery
23 years exp
Milwaukee, WI4.0 mi
"Dr. White was very knowledgeable, kind, and caring. I wish that all my doctors were like him!" View Profile

Dr. Bryan Edward Jewett, MD

Surgery
43 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
Dr. Bryan Edward Jewett, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in West Bend, WI and Milwaukee, WI(and 5 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Amy J Wagner, MD

Surgery
25 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI3.4 mi
"Our seven month old son needed surgery. Dr. Wagner was courteous and kind every step of the way." View Profile

Dr. Kellie R Brown, MD, FACS

Surgery
33 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI4.5 mi
"I had suffered with severe swelling in my legs for close to 10 years. My skin was damaged to the point of constant bleeding." View Profile

Dr. Keith Thomas Oldham, MD

Surgery
50 years exp
Milwaukee, WI3.5 mi
"My son had surgery to repair a hernia that we thought was his diaphragm. Although he did have a hernia that caused his intestines to push up into his lung cavity." View Profile

Dr. Steven Kenneth Kappes, MD

Surgery
49 years exp
Milwaukee, WI4.1 mi
"This man, this doctor is a true professional who regards me as a patient and person. He is professional and strives to constantly grow his knowledge base." View Profile

Dr. Thomas Clark Gamblin, MD

Surgery
28 years exp
Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi
Dr. Thomas Clark Gamblin, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Milwaukee, WI and Milwaukee, WI. He has 28 years of experience. View Profile

Dr. Ronald Kent Woods, MD

Thoracic Surgery
33 years exp
Milwaukee, WI3.4 mi
"Has operated on our two separate times. We wouldn't trust anyone else." View Profile

Dr. James D Larson, MD

Surgery
19 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI1.6 mi
Dr. James D Larson, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with other offices in Grafton, WI and Milwaukee, WI(and 4 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Shahriar Alizadegan, MD

Surgery
31 years exp
Milwaukee, WI3.5 mi
"Dr A is my hero..he saved my life did not give up after coding 3 X’s with a ruptured aneurysm..knowledge and caring of him his a gift." View Profile

Dr. James Edward Ethington, MD

Dermatology
52 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI5.3 mi
Dr. James Edward Ethington, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Milwaukee, WI, with another office in Milwaukee, WI. He has 52 years of experience. View Profile

Dr. James E Mace Jr., MD, FACS

Cardiovascular Surgery
1 Award
20 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Milwaukee, WI4.5 mi
"They were all amazing compassionate and so caring" View Profile

Dr. Scott Alan Schlidt, MD

Thoracic Surgery
32 years exp
Milwaukee, WI4.0 mi
"Excellent bed side manner. Explains all options and results of your surgery. Always keeps the family informed before as well as post operation." View Profile

What is a General Surgeon and How Can They Help You?

A surgeon performs operative interventions to treat pathology, trauma, and structural abnormalities through invasive techniques. Surgeons diagnose surgical conditions and provide perioperative patient management.

Surgeons complete medical school and surgical residency lasting five to seven years depending on specialty (general surgery, cardiothoracic, etc.). Many pursue subspecialty fellowship for specialized surgical expertise.

A Surgeon's clinical work involves:

  • Concentrates on operative management of disease and injury across body systems
  • Assesses patients, orders investigations, determines surgical indications, performs operations, oversees postoperative care
  • Treats traumatic injuries, neoplasms, hernias, appendiceal inflammation, biliary disease, and vascular pathology
  • Uses conventional open techniques, laparoscopic methods, robotic-assisted procedures, and minimally invasive approaches
  • Known as: general surgeon, operative specialist, MD, DO

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What's the best way to search for a General Surgeon in Milwaukee who accepts my health insurance?
Navigate to the insurance filter located at the top of the search page and select your health plan. This will display only General Surgeons in Milwaukee who are in-network with your carrier. For additional confirmation, visit each doctor's profile or reach out to their office by phone.
Where can I find General Surgeons in Milwaukee who offer virtual appointments?
Select the "Virtual Visit" filter at the top of the search page to see General Surgeons providing telehealth services in Milwaukee. Check each doctor's profile for video visit options and online scheduling availability. You may also call their office to set up a remote consultation.
What's the easiest way to locate highly-rated General Surgeons in Milwaukee?
Use the "Ratings" filter at the top of the search page to filter results by the average star rating. Browse individual profiles to see patient reviews and ratings in detail. When comparing General Surgeons, look at both the average star rating and how many patients have submitted reviews.
Is it possible to schedule a same-day visit with a General Surgeon in Milwaukee?
Visit individual doctor profiles to see their current scheduling availability in Milwaukee. If you don't see same-day openings listed online, try calling their office—walk-in times may be available that don't appear on the website.
Which General Surgeons in Milwaukee have the shortest wait times?
Review the Ratings & Reviews card on each provider's profile to see their average wait time in Milwaukee. This helps you find a General Surgeon that doesn’t make their patients wait too long.
Can I schedule appointments with General Surgeons in Milwaukee without calling?
Search for General Surgeons who have "Book Online" or "Request Now" options on their profiles. Click these buttons to access online appointment scheduling. If a provider doesn't offer web-based booking, their phone number will be available for traditional scheduling.
How do I locate a General Surgeon in Milwaukee with evening or weekend hours?
Check the Locations card on each profile to view office hours for General Surgeons in Milwaukee. This helps you find providers with non-traditional availability. For the most accurate information about extended availability, call the office directly.
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Go to your doctor's profile page and click the "Leave a Review" button or link. You can share your rating and write about your experience. Patient reviews like yours help others in the community choose the right General Surgeon.
How can I locate a General Surgeon in Milwaukee who is fluent in my preferred language?
Review the language information displayed on individual profiles for General Surgeons. If this information isn't available online, contact the office directly to ask about the doctor's language capabilities or whether interpreters are available.
How do I search for a General Surgeon in Milwaukee who works at a particular hospital or medical center?
Check the "Hospital Affiliation" and "Locations" sections on each provider's profile to see where General Surgeons practice. You can also enter a specific hospital or medical group name into the search tool to find General Surgeons who work there.

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