Vice Chair of Summit Medical Group Surgery, Richard S. Nitzberg, MD, specializes in general and vascular surgery as well as hernia and laparoscopic surgery. During his 20 years of practice, he has performed more than 1500 hernia surgeries and more than 1200 laparoscopic gallbladder surgeries.

Dr. Nitzberg also runs the Summit Medical Group Vein Center, which provides treatment for spider and varicose veins with leading-edge laser treatment. For the last 4 years, he has been Chief of General Surgery at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey.

He is listed in Castle Connolly's "Top Doctors in the New York Metro Area," Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors," and New Jersey Monthly's "Top Doctors."

Dr. Nitzberg performs:

• Hernia surgery
• Cyst, abscess, and lipoma excision
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Laparoscopic appendectomy
• Diverticulitis surgery
• Colon resection
• Colon cancer surgery
• Biopsies
• Vascular surgery
• Varicose vein surgery
• Spider vein surgery
• Stab phlebectomy
• Laser vein ablation
• Port a Caths
• Muscle biopsy
• Fistula surgery
• Limb amputation
• Angioplasty
• Aortogram
• Abdominal aorta anuerysm repair
• Carotid endarectomy
• Carotid stenosis surgery
• Skin cancer excision
• Intravenous catheter filter surgery
• Temporal artery biopsy
• Raynaud's disease
• Skin ulcer surgery