Kate Gazenko, MD

Kate Gazenko, MD

General Surgery

About Me

Board Certified General Surgeon

Year Department Position Hospital
KateGazenkoMD

Kate Gazenko, MD

General Surgery

Specialty Focus: General Surgery

Services

Breast surgery including cancer surgery
Colonoscopy, diagnostic and screening
Detection and treatment of conditions:
     – Abscesses
     – Fissures
     – Hemorrhoids
     – Pilonidal cysts
     – Skin lesions, moles, and cancers including melanoma skin cancer
     – Gastrointestinal endoscopy (EGD)
     – Biopsies
     – Polypectomies
Hernia repairs:                                                                                                                                                                             – Inguinal & Groin Hernia Repairs                                                                                                                                         – Umbilical Hernias                                                                                                                                                                 – Incisional Hernias                                                                                                                                                               – Open & Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs                                                                                                                            Infusion ports for chemotherapy
Lymph node removal
Laparoscopic appendectomy
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery                                                                                                                                     

This list of services is not exhaustive. A physician may provide additional services as necessitated for patient care and within the scope of care provided by the physician and PSMC.

Expertise

Medical Education
Doctor of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences                                                                            Little Rock, Arkansas
 
Residency
General Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Surgery
 
Board Certifications

General Surgery                                                                                                                                                    Surgical Critical Care

Practicing Since

2013

 

Call For An Appointment 970.731.3700

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PSMC Remains Open and Serving Our Community During Historic Flooding

Like so many throughout the greater Pagosa Springs community, Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) and our staff have been impacted by the severe flooding.

Some of our hospital and ambulance/EMS staff have been unable to report to work because flooding and road closures have prevented travel from Bayfield, Ignacio, Arboles, Durango, and communities on the other side of Wolf Creek Pass. In addition, limited air transportation and challenging road conditions have prevented some patients from being transferred to larger hospitals, requiring PSMC to continue providing their care locally.

Despite these extraordinary challenges, PSMC remains open and continues to provide hospital and ambulance services to our community. Our dedicated and skilled staff are working tirelessly to ensure continuity of patient care. PSMC ambulances also remain staffed and ready to respond to emergencies throughout our 1,800-square-mile service area, subject to road access and safety conditions.

We are deeply grateful to the Archuleta County Emergency Management team and all the first responders, public employees, and community members working to address this unprecedented flooding. We appreciate the emergency declarations and the efforts of the Town, County, and State to secure additional resources, including assistance from the National Guard. We also appreciate the support of regional hospitals in Durango and Cortez for their offers of help.

A special thank you to Sheriff Mike LeRoux for his leadership and support in helping PSMC maintain continuity of our hospital and ambulance services during this challenging time.

To our PSMC staff who continue to serve our patients under difficult circumstances, thank you. Your dedication to our community is extraordinary.

We are proud to serve this community, especially when our neighbors need us most.

We will get through this together.

Rhonda P. Webb, M.D., PSMC CEO and CMO