About United General Surgery
United General Surgery was established as a division of United Medical Doctors in 2015 and has since grown into additional surgical specialties such as colorectal and bariatric surgery. Specializing in minimally-invasive and robotic surgical techniques, United General Surgery strives to ensure the highest level of patient satisfaction through expedited recoveries and minimal pain.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to providing unparalleled comprehensive, cutting-edge surgical care to patients and are proud to offer our patients unparalleled surgical care. Our surgeons specialize in minimally-invasive and robotic surgery, affording you the opportunity to recover faster with minimal pain.
Our practice strives to demonstrate compassion while maintaining high reliability as we aim to fulfill a superior patient-centered experience. We thank you for the opportunity to be a part of your healthcare team.
Conditions Treated
- Abscess: Anorectal & Intestinal
- Anal Fissure
- Anal & Intestinal Cancer
- Cholelithiasis
- Colon & Rectal Cancer
- Crohn’s Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Fecal Incontinence
- Fistula
- Gallbladder Disorders
- Gastric Cancer
- GERD
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernias (All)
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Lumps & Bumps
- Morbid Obesity
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Incontinence
- Varicose Veins
Procedures Offered
Our surgeons treat both anal fissures, which are small tears in the thin, moist tissue that lines the anus, and fistulas, which is an infected tunnel between the skin and the anus, utilizing minimally-invasive techniques.
An anal fissure is a small tear in the thin, moist tissue (mucosa) that lines the anus. An anal fissure may occur when you pass hard or large stools during a bowel movement.
Axonics Therapy is an effective solution for treating symptoms of overactive bladder (including urinary urgency incontinence), bowel (fecal) incontinence and urinary retention that provides gentle stimulation to the nerves that control the bladder and bowel, which can restore normal control and result in symptom improvement.
Breast surgeries such as a lumpectomy and masectomy, are done utilizing minimally-invasive surgical techniques.
Our surgeons utilize the most advanced surgical techniques to perform Cholecystectomy, which is to surgically remove the gallbladder. Removal of the gallbladder is one of the most frequently performed procedures.
Dr. Matthew Schultzel utilizes the most advanced minimally-invasive surgical techniques for all colon and rectal cancer cases.
Dr. Schultzel offers the most advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques for treating colorectal cancer, using both robotics and advanced laparoscopics; including the single incision technique (SILS).
The surgical removal of part or the entire stomach is done utilizing the most minimally-invasive surgical techniques for optimal outcomes.
Multiple surgical procedures are offered for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Dr. Schultzel offers advanced approaches to the treatment of hemorrhoids including non-surgical therapy with rubber band ligation.
Our surgeons offer advanced, minimally-invasive techniques for the repair of hernias, including robotically. They treat and repair all hernias (hiatal, inguinal, incisional, parastomal, umbilical and ventral).
Dr. Leong is proud to offer the LINX procedure for GERD, which is done by a small laparoscopic incision in the patient’s abdomen and positions the LINX device around the esophagus, just above the stomach, to control the gastroesophageal reflux (GERD).
Dr. Leong performs Nissen fundoplication, also referred to as a Lap Nissen, which is a laparoscopic procedure performed for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Dr. Leong offers multiple surgical procedures for obesity through his bariatric surgery division, from gastric bypass surgery, gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy.
Ostomy, which is a surgery to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside to treat certain diseases of the digestive or urinary systems, and ostomy care, are offered.
PD catheter, the only type of dialysis access used for PD, is placed through your abdomen and into the peritoneal space through the peritoneal membrane—the thin membrane that lines your abdominal wall.
It is a device that is usually placed under the skin in the right side of the chest. It is attached to a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) that is threaded into a large vein above the right side of the heart called the superior vena cava.
The most common procedure for ulcerative colitis is pelvic pouch or ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA). Your surgeon takes out your colon and rectum and fashions a new rectum, called a J-pouch, out of your small intestine.
Vein stripping is a surgical procedure done under general or local anaesthetic to aid in the treatment of varicose veins and other manifestations of chronic venous disease.
Where Our Surgeons Operate
Our surgeons operate in our out-patient surgical centers, United Surgery Centers, in Temecula and Encinitas, as well as at area hospitals in both Riverside and San Diego Counties. Featured here is United Surgery Center – Temecula, our largest state-of-the-art out-patient surgery center.
Area hospitals that our surgeons are credentialed at include Sharp Memorial Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital – Encinitas, Temecula Valley Hospital, Corona Regional Medical Center and more.
Cutting-Edge Treatments & Techniques
We are proud to offer cutting-edge and innovative therapies and treatments for a variety of conditions and diseases.
Axonics Neuromodulation for Fecal & Urinary Incontinence
LINX Reflux System for GERD
The LINX® Reflux Management System is a laparoscopic, fundic-sparing anti-reflux procedure indicated for patients diagnosed with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
The LINX system is a small flexible band of interlinked titanium beads with magnetic cores designed to restore the body’s natural barrier to reflux in patients with GERD. The LINX® Reflux Management System (LINX device) consists of a series of titanium beads, each with a magnetic core, connected together with titanium wires to form a ring shape. The LINX device is surgically implanted around the lower end of the esophagus. It is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients who continue to have GERD symptoms despite the use of medical therapy (acid pills such as proton pump inhibitor medications) for the treatment of their reflux.
What the LINX Is
How the LINX Works
Even though the LINX device helps to prevent stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus, it does not prevent movement of food or liquids down the esophagus into the stomach. When the patient swallows, the pressure in the esophagus increases and the magnetic beads move apart on the titanium wires. As the beads move apart, the magnetic force decreases. This separation of the beads allows food or liquids to pass normally into the stomach. After the food or liquids have passed into the stomach, the magnetic beads return to the closed position.
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
While Dr. Matthew Schultzel’s area of expertise is minimally invasive colorectal surgery, his passion for treating the whole patient is what sets him apart. With a concierge-style practice that prioritizes compassionate, personalized care, he is also one of the only surgeons in Southern California that provides the combined skills of a specialty surgeon and a gastroenterologist with unparalleled results.
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Request an Appointment
Temecula – (951) 303-3718
Murrieta | Encinitas | La Jolla – (858) 207-3117