The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Meet the Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital surgeons in your community.
Patients needing surgery in Avon and Lorain County now can receive care in high-tech, sophisticated surgery suites at the new Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital.
Meet two of these surgeons caring for people in your community:
Ramon Malaya, Jr., MD
Surgical specialties: Hernia repairs (especially complex or recurring cases), gallbladder removal, appendectomy, advanced laparoscopic surgery for hiatal hernias and reflux disease, breast cancer surgery. Where he sees patients before or after surgery: Cleveland Clinic’s Richard E.
Jacobs Health Center in Avon, Elyria Family Health and Surgery Center, and Lorain Family Health and Surgery Center. Why he became a surgeon: “It’s satisfying to be able to help patients with medical issues. Performing operations is secondary to helping people in their time of need.”
Best thing about Avon Hospital: “While we’re doing the same procedures we used to do in other Lorain County hospitals, Avon Hospital allows us to perform them with Cleveland Clinic’s world class resources.”
John A. Costin, III, MD
Surgical specialties: Minimally invasive surgeries on the stomach, intestines, gallbladder, spleen and adrenal gland; thyroid and parathyroid surgery; hernia repair; breast surgery. Where he sees patients before or after surgery: Cleveland Clinic’s Richard E. Jacobs Health Center, and Lorain Family Health and Surgery Center.
Why he became a surgeon: “My father is a physician. His love for his work and compassion for his patients impressed me even as a young boy. He instilled in me a desire to care for others and help them in the healing process.”
Best thing about Avon Hospital: “Our surgery suites have the newest, state-of-the-art equipment, including high-definition monitors. Our operating room staff can talk to each other through wireless devices. High-tech monitoring alerts staff to respond quickly to patients that need extra care.”
The general surgery team at Avon Hospital also includes Brent Bogard, MD; Ching-Feng Lai, DO; and Erica Peters, MD. All of these Cleveland Clinic experts provide advanced surgeries that help minimize pain, reduce recovery time and get you home faster. For more about Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital, visit clevelandclinic.org/ avon. Cleveland Clinic offers same-day appointments.