Dr. Andrew Kramer is a Board-Certified General Surgeon with over 26 years of experience. Early in his medical career, Dr. Kramer worked as a Registered Paramedic at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. He subsequently completed medical school at the University of Maryland, followed by a Surgical Residency and a Shock Research Fellowship at the University of South Florida. Dr Kramer served in the US Army Reserve Medical Corps as a surgeon from 1994-2015, with 2 active duty deployments, retiring in 2015 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Chief of Surgery at Piedmont Eastside. He has received recognition from the Vitals Patient Choice Award, Most Compassionate Doctor Award, and his practice was selected “Best of Gwinnett” for multiple consecutive years. Dr. Kramer specializes in General Surgery, with particular interests in hernia repair, gallbladder surgery, skin cancer surgery, and gastrointestinal procedures. In his spare time, Dr. Kramer enjoys traveling, playing billiards, and precision long-range shooting. He also speaks fluent French.
Keywords abdominal abscess, abdominal mass, abdominal pain, abdominal wall hernia, appendectomy, appendicitis, appendicitis surgery, axillary abscess, axillary cyst, axillary lymphadenectomy, benign breast lump, benign neoplasm of skin, biliary colic, biopsy of rectum, breast abscess, breast biopsy, breast cyst, breast lump, cholecystectomy, cholecystitis, cholecystostomy, cholelithiasis, complex hernia repair, complex wound management, dermoid cyst, excision mole, excision of cervical lymph node, excision of tumor, excisional biopsy, face stitch removal, fasciitis, feeding tube placement, feeding tube removal, femoral hernia, fine needle aspiration, flaps repair of wounds, gallbladder disease, gallbladder fistula, gangrene, groin mass, groin pain, head abscess, head cyst, head papilloma, hemorrhoids, hernia, hernia repair, hiatal hernia, hiatal hernia repair, incarcerated hernia, incision and drainage, incision and drainage of deep pelvirectal abscess, incision and drainage of perianal abscess, incisional hernia, inguinal hernia, inguinal hernia repair, internal hernia, leg ulcers, leg wound, lipomas, lymph node biopsy, lymphadenopathy, mass on trunk, melanoma, melanoma on hand, mesh removal, neck biopsy, neck papilloma, non healing wound, pelvic abscess, pilar cyst, port, recurrent hernia, right lower quadrant pain, sentinel node biopsy, skin abscess, suture removal, umbilical hernia, ventral hernia, ventral hernia repair, wound care.