Pines announces newest surgeon to join staff

5 years ago

CARIBOU, Maine — Pines Health Services has announced that Dr. Carlos Chavez has joined its professional team of surgeons which includes Dr. Julio Arebalo, Dr. Rashmi Bawa, Dr. John Nadeau and Family Nurse Practitioners Lindsay Reynolds and Michelle Deprey. 

Chavez is a graduate of the San Fernando Medical School, National University of San Marcos, and completed his oncologic and general surgery residency at the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases in Lima, Peru. He furthered his studies and took part in a head-and-neck oncologic surgery fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

Most recently he completed his master’s in public health and general surgery residency at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California.

“Dr. Chavez is a well-received addition to the area’s medical community and to the Pines Surgical and Urology Services office located on the Cary Medical Center campus,” said Lisa Caron, Pines chief operating officer. 

Dr. Chavez brings over 21 years of medical care and experience to the Cary and Pines team. In addition to his training in general surgery, Dr. Chavez has provided teaching, research and leadership related to surgical care,” said Caron.  

Chavez will plan cases in cooperation with Pines attending physicians and staff at Cary Medical Center.  

In his spare time, Chavez enjoys playing soccer and volleyball. He lives in Caribou and is joined by his wife, Patricia, and their 14-year-old daughter, Daniela, and 11-year-old daughter, Luciana.

Submitted by the Community Relations and Development Office of Cary Medical Center/Pines Health Services.