Overview
Dr. Daniel Sarmiento is our newest physician at ATL Colorectal Surgery and is a board-certified colorectal surgeon who practices all aspects of colon and rectal surgery. He was born in Bogota, Colombia and attended Universidad del Rosario, one of the oldest and most prestigious medical schools in Colombia. He then started a rigorous general surgery residency at the University of Pennsylvania for 2 years and completed his training at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware. Dr. Sarmiento completed his Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship with the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown Pennsylvania in 2017. He was then an attending surgeon at Somerset Hospital, Branch of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he served as the chair of the surgery department for many years.
In 2022, he moved to Georgia and worked with the Northeast Georgia Health System primarily based in Braselton, and served as a core faculty member for the general surgery residency program. He was nominated as a Top Doctor by Georgia Trend Magazine in 2023.
Dr. Sarmiento is a current Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, where he actively serves on different committees. He has a special interest in minimally invasive surgical approaches, specifically robotic transabdominal surgery and robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery (R-TAMIS), as well as laparoscopy. He practices all aspects of colorectal surgery including treating malignant diseases of the colon, rectum and anus, as well as benign conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, constipation, and anorectal diseases including incontinence, hemorrhoids, fissures, and anal fistulae. He is also a firm believer in the importance of preventive medicine and performs colonoscopy and advanced polyp retrieval. Dr. Sarmiento is now accepting new patients at ATL Colorectal, P.C. on the Piedmont Atlanta Campus.
Dr. Garzon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Ogilvie Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Colostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
95 Collier Road Northwest, Suite 4025, Atlanta, GA 30309
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Piedmont Colorectal Associates PC
Joseph Nichols is a Colorectal Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Nichols is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Anal Fissure, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Ureteroscopy.
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Dennis Choat is a Colorectal Surgeon in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Choat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. His top areas of expertise are Anal Fissure, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Rectocele, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Colon And Rectal Clinic
Kota Venkatesh is a Colorectal Surgeon in Suwanee, Georgia. Dr. Venkatesh has been practicing medicine for over 31 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Proctitis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
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- Anal FissureDr. Garzon isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- CellulitisDr. Garzon isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Garzon isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Garzon isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Garzon isExperienced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- ColostomyDr. Garzon isExperienced. Learn about Colostomy.