MichaelSvestkaMDFACS

General Surgery • Fairfax, VA

Minimally Invasive Surgery

General Surgeon at Inova Health, Assistant Professor of Medical Education at University of Virginia

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Office
13135 Route 50
Ste 305
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone+1 703-359-8640

Fax+1 703-591-6105

Summary

General Surgeon - Inova Virginia Surgery Associates

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, 2018 - 2019
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2018
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 2013, M.D.
Harvard UniversityPostbaccalaureate, Premedical , 2006 - 2008
William & MaryBA, Economics and Comparative Religion, Dean’s List, 2000 - 2004
St. Albans SchoolPreparatory School, 1991 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2019 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctor Washingtonian magazine, 2022-2023
Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching NYU Winthrop Hospital, 2014, 2016-2018
Outstanding Resident Teaching Scholar Stony Brook University Hospital - Dept of Surgery, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Increased incidence of surgical site infection with a body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2 following abdominal wall reconstruction with open component separation.
Salvatore Docimo, Konstantinos Spaniolas, Michael Svestka, Andrew Bates, Samer Sbayi
Surgical Endoscopy. 2019-08-01
18 citations
Posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release (TAR) for repair of complex incisional hernias after orthotopic liver transplantation
Luciano Tastaldi, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, David M. Krpata, Clayton C. Petro, Aldo Fafaj
Hernia. 2019-02-21
7 citations
An identified ensemble within a neocortical circuit encodes essential information for genetically-enhanced visual shape learning.
Guo-rong Zhang, Hua Zhao, Eui M. Choi, Michael Svestka, Xiaodan Wang
Hippocampus. 2019-02-07

Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery
Chapter: Management of Splenic Abscess
Page 409 - 411Andrew T. Bates, Michael G. SvestkaEditors: Salvatore Docimo.Springer Link 2019

Authored Content

Management of Splenic AbscessFebruary 2019

Professional Memberships

External Links

LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-svestka-md-facs-2096aa51