Gynecologic Surgery for Northern Nevada and Beyond
Kerac Falk, MD
The growth of the gynecologic surgery team at Renown Health provides more local access to leading-edge care than ever before.
Kerac Falk, MD
Angela Dao, MD
Victoria Novoa, MD
ADVANCED PELVIC SURGERY AT RENOWN Women’ s Specialty Care recently added two physicians, bringing its total to three fellowship-trained surgeons. These specialists provide comprehensive care for gynecologic disorders, including chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, pelvic organ prolapse, uterine fibroids and more.
The team offers a full range of therapeutic options.
“ We are fellowship-trained, high-volume surgeons who employ minimally invasive approaches, allowing a quick return to function,” says Kerac Falk, MD, division director of Gynecologic Surgical subspecialties at Renown Health.“ We are also quality-of-life surgeons whose chief goal is to allow women the freedom to live to their highest potential without being held back by incontinence or pain.”
Expert Additions Adding more gynecologic surgeons to the team is helping turn Dr. Falk’ s vision of making Renown Health the premier referral destination for gynecologic surgery in northern Nevada and neighboring regions into a reality.
Urogynecologist Angela Dao, MD, completed a fellowship in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery at the University of New Mexico. She joins her colleagues in offering both office-based and surgical treatments.
“ For incontinence, our clinic-based care includes lifestyle changes, medications, percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation and bladder Botox injections,” Dr. Dao says.“ In the operating room, we can provide urethral bulking, mid-urethral slings and sacral neuromodulation. Given our additional training, we’ re experts in treating complex conditions like mesh exposure, urogenital fistula and urethral diverticulum.”
TEAMING UP
Many pelvic conditions occur alongside disease processes affecting other organ systems, bones or nerves, which makes interdisciplinary care crucial to successful treatment. The specialists of Advanced Pelvic Surgery at Renown Women’ s Specialty Care collaborate across medical disciplines to perform the most complicated gynecologic procedures.
“ It is important to take a multidisciplinary approach to address the whole patient rather than a single aspect of their health,” says urogynecologist Angela Dao, MD.“ This may involve collaboration with other specialties, such as cardiology, gastroenterology or neurology. Surgically, my colleagues and I are trained to care for all gynecologic conditions, and we maintain close relationships with specialists in urology and colorectal surgery for assistance with complex cases.”
Victoria Novoa, MD, specializes in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, for which she completed a fellowship at Henry Ford Health.
“ Patients have access to advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures, including hysterectomy, myomectomy, ovarian cystectomy and more, that significantly reduce recovery time and postoperative pain compared with open surgery,” she says.“ I am proud to be one of the only fellowship-trained minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons in northern Nevada.”
Call Advanced Pelvic Surgery at Renown Women’ s Specialty Care at 775-982-5640 for appointments or referrals.
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