Taos Surgical Specialties
GENERAL SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
- Cancer Surgery
- Breast Surgery
- Abdominal Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Office Minor Surgery (Skin Lesions and Soft Tissue Masses)
- Colonoscopies
- Hemorrhoidectomy Surgery
UROLOGICAL SPECIALTIES
- General and Pediatric Urology
- Urinary Incontinence
- Kidney Stone Disease
- Bladder and Prostate Problems
- Urological Surgery
- Cancer Surgery—Kidney, Bladder, Prostate
- Cryoablation
- Vasectomy and Vasectomy Reversals
- Taos Surgical Specialties is a team of four experienced surgeons who are a part of the Holy Cross Hospital family.
The surgical team includes Stephen Cetrulo, MD, FACS, General Surgeon; Alden Cockburn, MD, Urologist and Urological Cancer Surgeon; Richard Massen, MD, MBA, General and Critical Care Surgeon; and Jon Levin, DO, General Surgeon.
By employing these experienced surgeons, Holy Cross Hospital continues to meet the growing demands of Northern New Mexico families for surgical services.
Our commitment to providing you with the best surgeons available is just one
example of how we’re coming together to serve our community.
Stephen Cetrulo, MD, FACS
Board-Certified General Surgeon
Education: MD; New Jersey College of Medicine
Residency: Surgery; UCLA Center for the Health Sciences. Chief Resident in Surgery; UCLA Center for the Health Sciences Center
Surgical Expertise: Served families of Northern New Mexico for the past 40 years saving many lives and known for his surgical skills by generations of families in Northern New Mexico. Performed both emergency and scheduled surgeries in Taos, NM. Past Medical Director of HCH and hospital privileges for over 30 years. U.S. Government Public Health Services Physician at Taos Pueblo.
Special Honors: People’s Caring Award, May 1998, NM; Secretary of State for being “A healer who goes above and beyond his surgical skills.”
Richard Massen, MD, MBA
Board-Certified General Surgeon and Board-Certified Intensivist
Education: MD Cum Laude; State University Health Sciences Center, Brooklyn, NY. MBA; Anderson School of Management, UNM, Albuquerque, NM.
Residencies: Resident and Chief Resident in General Surgery; Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Resident and Chief Resident Internal Medicine; Bellevue Hospital, NYC.
Fellow: Surgical Critical Care Fellow at UNM School of Medicine.
Surgical Expertise: Staff Surgeon at UNM Health Science Center Specialty Extension Services, Albuquerque, NM; Surgeon for Sandia Physician Group - Lovelace Sandia Health System; Director of Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Staff Surgeon; NM VA Health Care System; all in Albuquerque, NM.
Special Honors: “Outstanding Caregiver Award” in 2001, “A Friend of Social Work” from NM/VA Health System, Albuquerque, NM.
Jon Levin, DO
Board-Certified General Surgeon
Education: Medical Degree; College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, IA.
Residency: Resident in General Surgery; Fort Worth Osteopathic Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX.
Fellow: Cosmetic Surgery Fellow; Graduate Hospital. Department of Cosmetic Surgery.
Clinical Positions Held: Over 20 years of professional surgical expertise in New Mexico, Texas and Florida. Attending Surgeon; DeSoto Memorial Hospital, Arcadia, FL. Attending Surgeon; Carlsbad Medical Center, Carlsbad, NM. Attending Surgeon; Columbia Lea Regional Medical Center, Hobbs, NM, Attending Surgeon; Family Hospital Center, Amarillo, TX, Attending Surgeon; Northeast Community Hospital, Hurst, TX. Attending Surgeon; Ft. Worth Osteopathic Medical Center, Ft. Worth, TX. Associate Professor of Surgery and Clinical Assistant; Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Ft. Worth, TX.
Alden Cockburn, MD
Board-Certified in Urology and Urological Surgery
Education: MD; Tufts University, Boston, MA.
Residencies: Surgery; Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA. Urology; Lahey Clinic Foundation Hospital, Burlington, MA.
Fellow: Urological Oncology Fellow; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYC.
Academic Positions: Assistant Professor of Urology; Columbia University, NY and Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology; University of South Florida. 26 years in private practice.
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