Dr. Michael Latzko, MD
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
4301 Sun N Lake Blvd Ste 103 Sebring FL, 33872About
Dr. Michael Latzko is a surgical oncologist practicing in Sebring, FL. Dr. Latzko specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
Master’s University BS 2004
St. George’s University School MD 2009
Board Certification
Surgery (Physician Specialties)
American Board of Surgery
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Florida 2015 - 2017
Professional Memberships
- Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS)
- American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- Florida chapter, American College of Surgeons
Internships
- Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowships
- University of Florida
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
What do you attribute your success to?
- Hard work, good upbringing and Gods blessing
Areas of research
- Nussbaum M.S, Latzko M. Robotic surgery. In Fischer, J.E. (editor) Mastery of Surgery, Seventh Edition, Wolters Kluwer Health/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia; 2018.
- Price D, Latzko M, Crandall. M. Evaluation of Ongoing Bleeding and Laboratory Assessment of Coagulation. American Board of Surgery SCORE Portal. http://www.surgicalcore.org (In Press).
- Armenia S, Latzko M. The wisdom of Theodor Billroth: Lessons for today’s surgeons. Bulletin of the Surgical History Group of the American College of Surgeons. 2017:71-74.
- Linson J, Latzko M, Awad Z. Minimally Invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy on a patient with a right-sided aortic arch. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2017 Feb; 8(1): E1-E2.
- Linson J, Latzko M, Ahmed B, Awad Z. Thoracoscopic Management of Volvulus of the Gastric Conduit Following Minimally Invasive Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy. Surg Endosc. 2015 Sept 30(1): doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4531-0.
- Protyniak B, Latzko M, Cappa R, Kopelan A. Laparoscopic Resection of Urachal-sigmoid Fistula in a Heart Transplant Patient. Surgical Science. 2015;6(02): 22.
- Latzko M, Borao F, Squillaro A, Mansson J, Barker W, Baker T. Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernias: Our Last Ten Years. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. 2014 Jul;18(3): e2014.00009. doi:10.4293/JSLS.2014.00009.
- Latzko M, Jasra S, Akbar S, Sun H, Palekar S. Laparoscopic Splenectomy to Salvage Renal Transplants from Severe Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection. Case Reports in Transplantation. 2012 Dec 18; 20(12).
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