Experienced. Compassionate. Innovative.
Southwest Surgical Associates has been serving the Houston and surrounding areas for over 20 years. The practice has grown to be a state-of-the-art dynamic caring practice and the largest independent general surgery group in the city.
As demonstrated by their specialties & biographies, Southwest Surgical can offer our patients highly trained surgeons with experience in a wide variety of surgical procedures.

William Clay Albrecht
MD, FACS
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Reflux Surgery
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- GI Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery

John D. Fisher,
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia Repair
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts

Robert M. Hillery,
MD, FACS
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hernia Repair
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts

Thu Ha Liz Lee,
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hernia Repair
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts

Guillermo Ponce de Leon,
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia Repair
- Reflux Surgery
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Pancreatic Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- GI Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Robotic Surgery

Lucrecia Trabanino Sta.Ana,
MD, FACS, FASCRS
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- GI Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Robotic Surgery

Charles J. Aramburo
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia Repair
- Reflux Surgery
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Pancreatic Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- GI Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery

. Leon Etter, II
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Reflux Surgery
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- Laparoscopic Surgery

Adrienne P. Floyd,
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Reflux Surgery
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- Laparoscopic Surgery

Eddie L. Lambert,
MD, MBA, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia Repair
- Reflux Surgery
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- GI Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery

Thomas W. Moore,
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia Repair
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts

Michael T. Wood,
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia Repair
- Reflux Surgery
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- GI Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery

Joey M. Bluhm
MD, FACS
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Reflux Surgery
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- GI Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery

Buckminster J.
Farrow, MD, FACS
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hernia Repair
- Reflux Surgery
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- Laparoscopic Surgery

Amanda Garza,
MD
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Reflux Surgery
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- Laparoscopic Surgery

Rick Q. Ngo,
MD, FACS
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hernia Repair
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- Laparoscopic Surgery

Robert M. Shirley,
MD, FACS
- Breast Disease/Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Colon Disease/Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia Repair
- Reflux Surgery
- Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease/Cancer
- Skin Lesions/Masses/Cysts
- GI Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery