David Dexter, MD

DAVID W. DEXTER, MD, FACS, is Board Certified in General Surgery and a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He will be seeing both elective and acute care general surgery patients at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. He performs all aspects of general surgery but has particular skills in minimally invasive and daVinci® robotic surgery.

Dr. Dexter earned his medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine in Syracuse, New York. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the Wright State University and Wright-Patterson USAF Integrated Surgical Residency in Dayton, Ohio. He also served on active duty as a General Surgeon at Wright-Patterson US Air Force Medical Center. Dr. Dexter comes to our area after serving as a Trauma and General Surgeon in Erie, PA for 20 years. He is excited to bring his experience and enthusiasm for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery to the Lakewood Ranch Community.