by RSA | Apr 19, 2022 | Office News
Dr. Jana Simonds, MD, an experienced colorectal surgeon has joined Riverside Surgical Associates. Dr. Simonds completed her surgical residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and her colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the...
by RSA | Nov 12, 2017 | Office News
With mixed emotions, Riverside Surgical Associates announces that Dr. Dot Pliskin has decided to retire. Dr. Pliskin was the first female general surgeon in the Merrimack Valley. She has served the Lowell community for the past 37 years. She is well loved and her...
by RSA | Sep 6, 2017 | Office News
We are pleased to welcome Lerna Ozcan, MD, a breast surgeon, to Riverside Surgical Associates. Dr. Ozcan completed her fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA under the mentorship of world-renowned...
by RSA | Dec 1, 2016 | Office News
Congratulations Dr. Mazraany for being elected Chief of Surgery at Lowell General Hospital! Dr. Wassim Mazraany has been practicing in the Greater Lowell area since 2008. He has successfully performed hundreds of advanced laparoscopic and very complex operations at...
by RSA | Nov 2, 2016 | General Surgery
Smoking and wound healing do not go together. Oxygen is needed for your tissues to heal after surgery. Tobacco use decreases the amount of blood, oxygen, and nutrients that go to your wound. Nicotine increases the risk of blood clots and decreases the ability of...
