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Hima Ghanta M.D.

Hima Ghanta
M.D.

Dr. Ghanta majored in biology and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. She then went on to St. George's University School of Medicine and obtained her medical degree in 2002. She completed a general surgery residency at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ in 2007. Her interest in colon and rectal surgery lead her to pursue further specialty training. Dr. Ghanta spent an additional year completing an ACGME accredited colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL in 2008. She is currently practicing with the Association of South Bay Surgeons as a board certified general surgeon with additional board certification in colon and rectal surgery.

Dr. Ghanta is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), American College of Surgeons (ACS), Association of Women Surgeons (AWS), and American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS). Dr. Ghanta's current interests are in general surgery procedures, as well as anorectal disorders and advanced laparoscopic colon and rectal procedures, for both benign and malignant processes. 

She is currently Vice Chief of Surgery at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance, Ca.



These are some of the procedures / diseases that Doctor Ghanta treats:

Anal Fissure, Anal Fistula, Abscess, Appendicitis, Biopsy, Cancer, Colon, Colon Cancer, Cyst , Diverticulitis, Gallbladder Surgery, Hemorrhoid, Infrared Coagulation, Lipoma, Mass, Rectal Cancer, Restorative Procto-Colectomy, Ulcerative Colitis



Education:

The University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Biology, 1997
Philadelphia, PA

St. George's University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, 2002
Grenada, West Indies


Residency:

St. Barnabas Medical Center
General Surgery, 2002-2007
Livingston, NJ


Fellowship:

University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2007-2008
Miami, FL


Certifications / Memberships:

American Board of Surgery
    • Certified, General Surgery, 2008
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
    • Certifed, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009
American College of Surgeons
    • Candidate Member
American Medical Association
American Society of Women Surgeons
ASCRS
SAGES


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