Geriatric and Palliative Surgery

Central New Jersey’s first choice with Geriatric and Palliative Surgery, is offered by Dr. Rocco Tutela . Understanding the importance and role of your family during this process they make it a point to be available to communicate your care during this process.

With our aging population, it has become increasingly important to focus as much on the non-surgical disease processes our geriatric and ailing patients have, as it is to focus on the surgical diseases themselves. As a patient of Dr. Tutela you will be comforted to find the goal of their care is to guide you through the preoperative, operative and postoperative process with ease and understanding.

As a Surgical Critical Care Fellow, Dr. Tutela began his experience and developed a focus on Acute, Geriatric, and Palliative Surgical Care. He is published in this area and continues to provide the attention needed to coordinate the task required to care for these patients.

Dr. Tutela is an established and adept at treating patients with organ failure. These patients, much like our Geriatric population have a myriad of medical conditions which need individualized attention and care.
With their combined experiences, Dr. Tutela provides the excellence in care which his patients require. Along with your Primary Care and Medical Specialists, Our efficiently organizes the risk stratification and medical optimization you will need prior to surgery. Once effectively prepared you will then be safely taken through your procedure and onto recovery. Post-procedure, Dr. Tutela effectively communicates with care coordinators and social workers to assist with the rehabilitation required to get you through the full recovery process.

Dr. Tutela, understands the importance and role of your family during this process and they make it a point to be available to communicate your care during this process, should you desire.