Bandaid Surgery, PC. is located on the grounds of UPMC Shadyside Hospital in the Coronado Medical Office Building, at the corner of Centre Ave and South Aiken Ave. Our office has 3 spacious exam/procedure rooms and a friendly and informative staff. A large parking lot is available 100 yards away for your convenience (as seen in the photo). We also see patients at UPMC/Monroeville Ambulatory Care Center conveniently located just off the Pennsylvania turnpike. This facility is used for appointments for "out-of town" patients and patients undergoing minor OR procedures

Our patients have full access to the renowned Hillman Cancer Center located one block from the office. All of our cancer patients are eligible for multidiscplinary programs involving experts in radiation and medical oncology when necessary to optimize your care.

The Hillman Cancer Center offers our patients the most sophisticated radiographic imaging including MRI, CT scan and PET scan for diagnosis and followup. Experts in the field of radiologic oncology are available for review of all of these exams.

The Posner Tower of Shadyside Hospital houses several state of the art minimally-invasive surgery suites. Hundreds of minimally invasive operations are performed yearly and include operations on the colon, rectum, stomach, intestine, esophagus and liver.

Our minimally invasive surgery suites offer state of the art equipment and a dedicated and experienced team of physician and nursing professionals whom have a track record of working together to provide consistency and technical proficiency in your operation.

In order to perform your operation completely laparoscopically ("bandaid surgery"), we use state of the art instruments including a laparoscopic stapler to divide blood vessels and intestine, a harmonic scalpel to minimize blood loss, an endostitch to suture laparoscopically and micro-ports which allow incision size to be minimized to 1-2 inches.

With an experienced surgical team, we have able extend the “bandaid” approach to even the most complicated diseases and operations. This elderly obese female with severe ulcerative colitis underwent "bandaid surgery" and had 8 feet of her intestine (total proctocolectomy) removed via a three inch incision.