Our Staff

Get to know the office staff you will be working with at Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeons.

Responsible for controlling and supervising the daily operations of the practice.

• Laura

NEW PATIENT COORDINATOR

Responsible for scheduling and coordinating new patient seminars.

• Nino

FRONT DESK / RECEPTION

Responsible for retrieving messages from answering service, answering telephone calls, scheduling appointments, confirming appointments, greeting and checking patients in for office appointments.

• Linda
• Angela

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Responsible for obtaining and documenting patient vital signs, chief complaints, escorting patients to the exam room, and assist the surgeons with minor office procedures.

• Natalia
• Dennis
• Jeanette

INSURANCE SPECIALISTS

Responsible for checking patient benefits, requesting and obtaining pre-certification for procedures, and scheduling surgeries.

• Deborah
• Ashley
• Rae

BAND ADJUSTMENT SCHEDULING

Responsible for checking patient benefits, requesting and obtaining pre-certification, and scheduling band adjustments.

• Pat

BILLING DEPARTMENT

Responsible for billing and collecting balances on outstanding claims.

• Sammy

NURSE PRACTITIONER

Responsible for educating patients, pre and post operatively, reviewing lab and test results, review and triage patient complaints, prescribing necessary medications, vitamins, and testing under direct supervision from the surgeons.

• Carmen

CLINICAL STUDY COORDINATOR

Responsible for coordinating clinical trials under direct supervision from the surgeon..

• Trish

Responsible for obtaining, managing, and distributing medical records.

• Zulima
• Natasha