Thomas Duncan, DO FACS

As Anacapa Surgical Associates Medical Co-Director, we strive to improve the quality of care of the surgical patient in Ventura County. Our aim is to see referrals in a timely/reasonable fashion, and act accordingly on the health problem(s) a patient is dealing with. We strive to educate our patients, as we feel that it is important to be knowledgable of the medical problem(s) one is faced with. Our clinical and ancillary staff have the ultimate goal of our patients wellbeing. We hold a weekly Tumor Board conference, discussing challenging cancer cases in a multidisciplinary/evidence-based fashion, while a separate Breast conference is held bi-weekly (also in a multidisciplinary fashion), for the newly diagnosed or challenging breast cancer cases. As Trauma Medical Director, our goal is to reinforce the standard principles and practices of the Committee on Trauma at our adult level II trauma center. We offer Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses twice (or more) per year. We participate in local and national conferences, presenting our data, and keeping up-to-date with new developments. We are staunch believers in prevention, hence development of a county-wide Elderly Fall Prevention Coalition, and Violence Intervention Program. My practice also encompasses minimally invasive robotic Surgery - hernia, breast surgery, other routine General Surgery procedures, as well as Trauma.

Breast Disease/Cancer

• axillary dissection
• benign breast disease
• breast biopsy
• breast cancer
• core needle biopsy
• lumpectomy
• lymph node biopsy
• mastectomy
• sentinel node

Endocrine (Gland)

• hyperparathyroidism
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• adhesion removal
• anti-reflux procedures
• appendectomy
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• gastric cancer
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Head and Neck

• parathyroid surgery
• thyroid surgery

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• paraesophageal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• breast cancer
• breast masses
• colon/rectal cancer
• melanoma
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors
• thyroid cancer/nodules

Thoracic

• hiatal hernia
• pneumothorax

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• blunt trauma
• cricothyroidotomy
• intestine injuries
• liver injury
• liver resection
• stomach injuries
• tracheotomy
• wound debridement

Trauma: Ventura County Med Ctr./UCLA 4/09 - Present. Attending: Ventura County Med Ctr./UCLA 9/2007 - Present. (Attending: Gwinnett Medical Center 8/2005 - 8/2007). Attending: Ventura County Med Ctr./UCLA 7/98 - 8/2007

Director

Chief of Surgery (VCMC): 7/02-6/03 Chief of Surgery (VCMC): 7/08-6/09

Other

University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Professor

09/2007—Present