{"id":24128,"date":"2022-03-01T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=24128"},"modified":"2024-02-28T08:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:12:31","slug":"samaritan-welcomes-surgeon-nathaniel-uecker-md-facs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/samaritan-welcomes-surgeon-nathaniel-uecker-md-facs\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan Welcomes Surgeon Nathaniel Uecker, MD, FACS"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Samaritan Welcomes Surgeon Nathaniel Uecker, MD, FACS<\/h1>\t\t<time>March 1, 2022<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_daafd468ea0c6d6384780f87f773edd9\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patients-visitors\/find-a-doctor\/uecker-nathaniel-1942466420\/\">Nathaniel Uecker<\/a>, MD, FACS, has joined Samaritan Surgical Specialists \u2013 Newport. He is a general surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopic gallbladder, hernia and bowel surgery, as well as endoscopic procedures. He has a particular interest in skin cancer and wound closure techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Uecker earned a bachelor\u2019s degree at University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison and a medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine. He completed residency training at Maricopa Integrated Health Systems and an internship in general surgery at University of Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining Samaritan, he worked for three years in a rural community in Minnesota before joining the Mayo Clinic where he practiced for 10 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Uecker became a surgeon because he enjoys solving problems and helping people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI treat my patients as I would a member of my family,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I will always do my best.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his free time, Dr. Uecker enjoys tinkering, listening to music and spending time with his wife, daughter and their two dogs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-surgical-specialists-newport\/\">Samaritan Surgical Specialists \u2013 Newport<\/a> at <a href=\"tel:541-574-7235\">541-574-7235<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nathaniel-Uecker-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nathaniel Uecker, MD, FACS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nathaniel-Uecker-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nathaniel-Uecker-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nathaniel-Uecker-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newport surgeon enjoys solving problems and helping people. 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