Philip Moyer, MD

Philip W. Moyer, MD, FACS, is a general surgeon specializing in minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Dr. Moyer specializes in minimally invasive surgeries for anti-reflux, appendix, bowel and gallbladder ailments. For hernia and abdominal wall conditions, Dr. Moyer performs minimally invasive hernia surgery, complex hernia repair as well as ventral hernia, incisional hernia, inguinal hernia surgeries and complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Dr. Moyer provides additional general surgery care including biopsy of lesions, breast surgery, cancer surgery, dialysis access placement, chemotherapy infusaport placement, varicose vein surgery, hemorrhoid surgery, lymph node biopsy and surgery, skin lesion removal, spleen surgery, thyroid surgery, tracheostomy and wound care. He is also proficient in surgical endoscopy with the PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) tube. Dr. Moyer is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Dr. Moyer worked at Raulerson Surgical Specialists. Dr. Moyer also served as medical director of the Tradition Surgery Center at Martin Health System in Port St. Lucie. In addition, Dr. Moyer is an associate professor at Florida State University as well as a da Vinci robotic instructor for the da Vinci® Xi™ surgical system, a robotic assisted surgical system focusing on minimally invasive options in general surgery.

For his education and training, Dr. Moyer completed a residency in general surgery from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Dr. Moyer graduated medical school from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. In addition, Dr. Moyer also served in the U.S. Army from 1989-1992, including during Operation Desert Storm.

Dr. Moyer is a Fellow, American College of Surgeons. Dr. Moyer is a member of the American Medical Association, Oklahoma State Medical Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Florida State Medical Association, Florida Chapter American College of Surgeons and the St. Lucie-Okeechobee County Medical Society. During his general surgery residency, Dr. Moyer worked as a H. Dale Collins Research Fellow at the University of Oklahoma. In addition, Dr. Moyer’s general surgery findings have been published in general surgery publications, and he has presented his general surgery research .