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 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy
305
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone+1 703-359-8640

Fax+1 703-591-6105
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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 - 2024
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, Jessica Schnur, Mark A. Talamini, Aurora D. Pryor> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2019 Aug 1
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, Aarti Nagayach, Anshuman Singh, Robert G. Cook, Alfred I. Geller> ;Hippocampus. 2019 Feb 7
13 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, Hemasat Alkhatib, Michael Svestka, Steven Rosenblatt, Ajita S. Prabhu, Michael J. ...> ;Hernia. 2019 Feb 21
3 citations
Endoscopic Evaluation and Treatment of Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Complications.
Salvatore Docimo, Michael Svestka> ;Surgical Innovation. 2017 Oct 26
2 citations
Characteristic and intermingled neocortical circuits encode different visual object discriminations.
Guo-rong Zhang, Hua Zhao, Nathan Cook, Michael Svestka, Eui M. Choi, Mary Jan, Robert G. Cook, Alfred I. Geller> ;Behavioural Brain Research. 2017 Jul 28
25 citations
Ciprofloxacin-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila infection following leech therapy: a case report and review of the literature.
Ketan M. Patel, Michael Svestka, Jeremy C. Sinkin, Paul G. Ruff> ;Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
11 citations
CaMKII, MAPK, and CREB are coactivated in identified neurons in a neocortical circuit required for performing visual shape discriminations
Guo-rong Zhang, Hua Zhao, Eui M. Choi, Michael Svestka, Xiaodan Wang, Robert G. Cook, Alfred I. Geller> ;Hippocampus. 2012 Dec 1
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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