Colorectal Surgery

Othon Wiltz, MD, FACS, FASCRS	Jennifer McQuade, MD, FASCRS	Rebekah Kim, MD

Washington Colorectal Surgery at Virginia Hospital provides the best medical and surgical treatment for patients with diseases and disorders of the colon, rectum and anus.

Established in August 2006, Washington Colorectal Surgery at Virginia Hospital provides the best medical and surgical treatment for patients with diseases and disorders of the Colon, Rectum and Anus. Led by Othon Wiltz, MD, FACS, FASCRS who partners with Jennifer McQuade, MD, FASCRS and Rebekah Kim, MD, Washington Colorectal Surgery’s Board Certified surgeons offer their patients compassionate and personalized care with customized treatment options. Drs. Wiltz, McQuade and Kim have extensive experience in laparoscopic/minimally invasive surgery, which can shorten the length of hospital stay and minimize patient discomfort. In addition, Washington Colorectal Surgery is the only practice in the State of Virginia, and one of only 50 hospital programs in the United States, to offer (TEM) Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery, converting major abdominal surgery to outpatient surgery.

Conditions treated include, but are not limited to:

Benign Anorectal Conditions

• Anal Intrapithelial Neoplasia
• Anorectal Abscess and Fistulas
• Anal Fissure 
• Condyloma Accuminata 
• Fecal Incontinence 
• Hemorrhoids 
• Pilonidal disease 
• Pruritis Ani 

Benign Colonic Disease

• Constipation 
• Crohn's Disease 
• Diverticular Disease
• Fecal Incontinence 
• Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes: FAP/HNPCC 
• Obstructed Defecation
• Pelvic Floor Disfunction
• Polyps
• Rectovaginal Fistula 
• Rectal Prolapse & Rectocele 
• Ulcerative Colitis 
• Volvulus

Malignant Diseases of the Colon, Rectum and Anus

• Adenocarcinoma of Colon or Rectum
• Anal Melanoma 
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma

With colorectal surgery, Virginia Hospital Center offers comprehensive treatments for a broad range of digestive and pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Wiltz, Dr. McQuade and Dr. Kim lead the laparoscopic/minimally invasive colon surgery initiative. They work in partnership with specialists at Washington Urology and Urogynecology & Pelvic Surgery at Virginia Hospital Center to develop comprehensive treatments for both male and female incontinence, as well as other urological and pelvic floor disorders.

Hospital in the News

Colorectal Surgeon, Dr. Rebekah Kim of Washington Colorectal Surgery was recently featured in a National Public Radio (NPR) story

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