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Kathryn Ziegler, MD, FACS
"My goal is to take the time to listen carefully to each patient's experiences and formulate a plan as a team with the patient. Medicine and surgery are not "one-size-fits-all" so an individualized approach allows patients to take ownership of their health and their treatment options."
Dr. Ziegler is a minimally-invasive trained abdominal surgeon, with expertise in general surgery, anti-reflux surgery, hiatal hernia repair, and bariatric surgery. She has been in practice in Royal Oak since 2014 and enjoys caring for a wide variety of patients. She is a metro-Detroit native, attended the University of Michigan for undergraduate studies, followed by Drexel University for medical school. Dr. Ziegler then completed her General Surgery residency and Minimally Invasive, Foregut, and Bariatric fellowship at Indiana University. She was thrilled to return to Michigan in 2014 to join the surgical department at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.
Dr. Ziegler's clinical focus is on the care of complex benign foregut disease (reflux, hiatal hernia, paraesophageal hernia) as well as the surgical management of obesity (sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass). She also cares for general surgical conditions including inguinal and ventral hernias, gallbladder disease, and appendicitis. She was an early adopter of minimally invasive robotic surgery and utilizes the robotic platform for most of her procedures, allowing for faster recovery.
Sapna Nagar, MD, FACS
"My mission is to provide personalized care, education and support to patients and their families in order to make the entire surgical experience as comfortable and easy as possible."
Dr. Nagar is an Assistant Professor at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and the newest Associate at Royal Oak Surgical. She has been in practice since 2014. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan graduating with honors. She attended Wayne State University School of Medicine and was inducted into the AOA Honor Society. She then completed surgical training at William Beaumont Hospital. Dr. Nagar went on to complete further fellowship training at the University of Chicago in endocrine surgery. She is a candidate member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. Her areas of expertise include endocrine surgical procedures including surgical removal of thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. Additionally, she performs general surgical and laparoscopic procedures. Dr. Nagar is dedicated to ensuring that her patients feel empowered and engaged in their disease processes and treatment plans.
Kevin Krause, MD, FACS
Dr. Krause has been an associate at Royal Oak Surgical and on staff at Beaumont Hospital since 2001. He is an Assistant Professor of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. He is also the Director of Bariatric Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Beaumont, Royal Oak. He attended the University of Notre Dame. He then completed his medical degree at Wayne State University School of Medicine and was a member of the AOA Honor Society. Dr. Krause then finished a residency in surgery at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at the The Ohio State University. He is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). He serves as a consultant to train surgeons in advanced laparoscopic techniques. He was named one Hour Detroit Magazine's Top Docs in 2014. He and his team provide specialty education, resources and services in the areas of advanced laparoscopic surgery with a focus on bariatric surgery.
Peter Czako, MD, FACS
"Endocrine diseases require a thoughtful, deliberate approach to ensure we do all that we can to make the right diagnosis and provide the right treatment for each individual patient. I have considered that my primary goal while serving this community for over 20 years and plan to continue to do so in the future."
Dr. Czako has been a part of Royal Oak Surgical and on staff at Beaumont, Royal Oak since 1993. He is the Surgical Director of North Tower Operating Room Services and Associate Professor at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. He graduated from the University of Michigan and attended the Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed residency in surgery at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and then returned to the University of Michigan to complete a fellowship in Endocrine Surgery. There he trained under Professor Norman W. Thompson, one of the pioneers of endocrine surgery, recognizing it as a subspecialty of General Surgery. He is an active member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and has served as president of the Detroit Surgical Association and Detroit Academy of Surgery. He has been named one of Hour Detroit Magazine's Top Docs for the last 10 years and Best Doctors of America for the last two years. His passion is to provide quality counsel and care for patients who require surgical intervention for their thyroid, parathyroid or adrenal gland diseases while still maintaining an active practice in General Surgery.