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Dr. Michael Schultz, M.D.
Surgeon
Michael J. Schultz, MD is a breast surgeon practicing in Baltimore, MD. He is Director of Breast Health for LifeBridge Health, and Medical Director of The Breast Center
With over 4 decades of surgical practice, he combines a wealth of experience with a passion for patient care. His unusual paradigm which is practiced at the Breast Center at Quarry Lake, where immediacy of breast biopsies with rapid pathology reports and guidance through the entire multi-disciplinary process attendant with breast cancer care.
His wide range of surgical expertise allows for state-of-the-art surgical care as well.
With over 4 decades of surgical practice, he combines a wealth of experience with a passion for patient care. His unusual paradigm which is practiced at the Breast Center at Quarry Lake, where immediacy of breast biopsies with rapid pathology reports and guidance through the entire multi-disciplinary process attendant with breast cancer care.
His wide range of surgical expertise allows for state-of-the-art surgical care as well.
53 years
Experience
Dr. Michael Schultz, M.D.
- Baltimore, MD
- Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md
- Accepting new patients
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Black tarry stools?
The easiest thing is to obtain a "stool for occult blood". It's done by smearing a small amount of that black tarry stool on a "HemeOccult: card and using a liquid developer to READ MORE
The easiest thing is to obtain a "stool for occult blood". It's done by smearing a small amount of that black tarry stool on a "HemeOccult: card and using a liquid developer to confirm if it's really blood.
If so, off to the GI doc because it shouldn't be "blood". At 19 unusual but many potential causes.
If so, off to the GI doc because it shouldn't be "blood". At 19 unusual but many potential causes.
Can you live a normal life after a colectomy?
A colectomy means removal of a portion of the colon (the large intestine). If the 2 ends are hooked up, not an issue. If they cannot be re-connected, then the stool comes out the READ MORE
A colectomy means removal of a portion of the colon (the large intestine). If the 2 ends are hooked up, not an issue. If they cannot be re-connected, then the stool comes out the end of the colon into a "bag". Normal life is still possible after getting used to the care of it. Hope this helps. MJS
How severe is an inguinal hernia?
An inguinal hernia is an accident eating to happen. Nothing good can come from it. It will never go away, only gets worse and can create potential life threatening problems. The READ MORE
An inguinal hernia is an accident eating to happen. Nothing good can come from it.
It will never go away, only gets worse and can create potential life threatening problems.
The repair can be performed under local anesthesia with sedation as an out patient.
Personally, mine was repaired at 1:30 PM on a Friday and I was in the office on a Monday morning.
The alternative (no repair) is that what is popping out in the hernia is a piece of the intestine. Within minutes, the bowel can be squeezed tightly enough to cut off the blood supply to the intestine and it can become gangrenous! That’s potentially life threatening!
So, the simple answer is that got a hernia? Get it fixed at the earliest convenience by someone who does the procedures frequently enough to have an expertise in the surgery.
Waiting until it becomes an emergency courts disaster. As an emergency, one doesn’t have the luxury of having an expert surgeon during an elective daytime procedure!
MJS.
It will never go away, only gets worse and can create potential life threatening problems.
The repair can be performed under local anesthesia with sedation as an out patient.
Personally, mine was repaired at 1:30 PM on a Friday and I was in the office on a Monday morning.
The alternative (no repair) is that what is popping out in the hernia is a piece of the intestine. Within minutes, the bowel can be squeezed tightly enough to cut off the blood supply to the intestine and it can become gangrenous! That’s potentially life threatening!
So, the simple answer is that got a hernia? Get it fixed at the earliest convenience by someone who does the procedures frequently enough to have an expertise in the surgery.
Waiting until it becomes an emergency courts disaster. As an emergency, one doesn’t have the luxury of having an expert surgeon during an elective daytime procedure!
MJS.
How long does it take to recover from anal fissure surgery?
If a simple procedure called a “lateral internal subcutaneous sphincterotomy is performed correctly there should be a minimal downtime of a few days! However, finding a specialist READ MORE
If a simple procedure called a “lateral internal subcutaneous sphincterotomy is performed correctly there should be a minimal downtime of a few days!
However, finding a specialist who has experience with this procedure can be daunting. The success of this 5 minute surgery is specifically related to experience! Done incorrectly can be a disaster!!
However, finding a specialist who has experience with this procedure can be daunting. The success of this 5 minute surgery is specifically related to experience! Done incorrectly can be a disaster!!
Muscle issue after neck injury?
You need to be evaluated by a neurologist surgeon. All the nerves to the upper extremity originate in the cervical spine (neck). Damage to the nerve roots as they exit the spine READ MORE
You need to be evaluated by a neurologist surgeon. All the nerves to the upper extremity originate in the cervical spine (neck). Damage to the nerve roots as they exit the spine cause atrophy (loss of function and muscle mass) of the muscles to the upper extremity and hand. Good luck! Don’t get waylaid by well-meaning other practitioners. Neuro-surgeons only. Not a family doc, chiropractor, physical therapist!
Surgery with sleep apnea?
Generally, there are no issues. We always ask patients to bring their C-PAP machine with them if needed mainly in the recovery room. Otherwise, you should have an uncomplicated READ MORE
Generally, there are no issues. We always ask patients to bring their C-PAP machine with them if needed mainly in the recovery room. Otherwise, you should have an uncomplicated experience. The anesthesia providers are well-versed with patients with sleep apnea. There are lots of you out there!
Duodenal perforation?
After abdominal surgery (assume this was open and not laparoscopic surgery) someone who works on a pig farm and does heavy manual labor should not return to work for at least 6 READ MORE
After abdominal surgery (assume this was open and not laparoscopic surgery) someone who works on a pig farm and does heavy manual labor should not return to work for at least 6 weeks. That would be 4 weeks if performed with a scope.
Plus, if you had a perf’d DU, you were sick!!
Take the time you need!!
Plus, if you had a perf’d DU, you were sick!!
Take the time you need!!
When should I worry about hernia pain?
Hernia pain is a sign that there are intra-abdominal contents (usually bowel loops) in the hernia sac. That’s a sign that the hernia is likely more than a simple bulge! Bowel loops READ MORE
Hernia pain is a sign that there are intra-abdominal contents (usually bowel loops) in the hernia sac. That’s a sign that the hernia is likely more than a simple bulge! Bowel loops can become entrapped in the hernia becoming a surgical emergency. A simple elective hernia repair can be performed as an outpatient under sedation and local anesthesia with return to normal activities in days. They should be repaired before they become an emergency.
PS: The body gives us signs such as “pain” to alert us to seek care!!
PS: The body gives us signs such as “pain” to alert us to seek care!!
