General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

When to Contact Us

Please remember that we are always available to take care of you and answer your questions.  Do not view your calls as an inconvenience or bother to us.  We want to help make your post-operative period as easy as possible.

Call us for a follow-up:

Call the office after you get home to make arrangements for follow-up. Unless you or your family are instructed otherwise, this should be in 7-14 days.

Contact us if you experience:

  • Significant bleeding
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Persistent light headedness
  • Chills and/or fever greater than 101°F
  • Pus or infection at the incisions
  • Inability to pass urine
  • Severe pain
  • Any worrisome condition

If you are unable to reach our office, please call Rhode Island Hospital at 401-441-5108 and ask to speak to the chief surgical resident on call.