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Surgeon W. Scott Pennington, Jr. M.D. FACS

“I find surgery a gratifying area of medicine because it often deals with acute life-threatening illnesses that may be cured by a single procedure. But as a child of a family practitioner, I learned that a physician’s work is really a ministry to the whole person and that it is a privilege to be involved in this healing process. As God enables me, my goal is always to provide patients with excellent, minimally invasive, up-to-date surgical care in a compassionate and caring manner.”

Professional Credentials:
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons

  • Diplomate, American Board of Surgery

  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Chief, Department of General Surgery, Grandview Medical Center Teaching Staff

Specializing In:
  • Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

  • Laparoscopic Surgery for GERD (Reflux)

  • Conservative Breast Cancer Surgery/ Sentinel Node Biopsy

  • Endocrine Surgery – Thyroid, Minimally-Invasive Radio-Guided Parathyroidectomy, Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

  • Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery – Spleen, Hernia, Colon, Appendix, Gallbladder, and Esophagus

  • Trained in the utilization of the Davinci Robot

Professional Affiliations:
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

  • American Society of Bariatric Physicians

  • American Society for Bariatric Surgery

  • Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

  • American Cancer Society

  • Southeastern Surgical Congress

  • Jefferson County Medical Society

  • Birmingham Surgical Society

  • Grandview Medical Center Teaching Staff Medical Center Teaching Staff

Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (cum laude), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (June, 1973)

  • Doctor of Medicine (cum laude), University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (June, 1976)

  • Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama (1976 – 1979)

  • General Surgery Residency, Baptist Medical Centers, Birmingham, Alabama (1979 to 1983)

  • Tropical Medicine Certificate, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Awards:
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, University of Alabama School of Medicine

  • Surgical Residents Teaching Award 2001 – 2002

  • Outstanding Physician Award, 1986 and 1987, Baptist Medical Center Montclair

  • Hugh Linder Award for Outstanding Resident, Baptist Medical Center Montclair

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