About the practice
Dr. Wanda GoodDO
Advanced metabolic surgery, reflux care, and endoscopic therapy.
The name
Why Ascend Surgical Alliance
Ascend
This work is about lifting people up, not fixing something broken. The goal is to understand the physiology behind your symptoms and give you a path forward.
Surgical
Surgery is part of what I do, but it is not the whole practice. A great deal of the care I provide is endoscopic: procedures done through a scope, with no incision.
Alliance
Alliance means working alongside your primary care team. When you refer a patient, you stay in the loop. I do not take patients; I join the care team for a defined period.
My background
My path
I am a fellowship trained surgeon practicing in Denver. I completed my training at TBDMedical school pending [MEDICAL SCHOOL: TBD], followed by residency at TBDResidency pending [RESIDENCY: TBD]. I then completed a fellowship in TBDFellowship pending [FELLOWSHIP: TBD].
I am board certified in TBDBoard certification pending [BOARD CERTIFICATION: TBD], and I completed my training in TBDYear training completed pending [YEAR TRAINING COMPLETED: TBD].
I started Ascend Surgical Alliance because I wanted to care for people the way I would want my own family cared for: with a full explanation of what is happening, a clear sense of the options, and no judgment. I believe metabolic disease is physiology, not willpower. The number on the scale is not the goal. The goal is to treat the cause.
Reflux care matters to me as much as metabolic care. Both conditions are often underdiagnosed, and they influence each other in ways that are easy to miss. I evaluate each patient for both, because the right treatment depends on the full picture.
Our process
How we work
Evaluation first
Before we talk about any treatment, we do a thorough evaluation. That includes your history, your symptoms, and the right testing to find the cause.
You decide
I explain the options in plain language. You choose the path that fits your goals. No pressure, no one-size-fits-all plan.
Your provider stays informed
If you were referred, I send your primary care team my findings and recommendations. They stay your medical home. I am a partner in the care, not a replacement.
Ready to start?
The first step is a conversation. Tell us what is going on and we will help you find the cause.
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