Souheil Al-Jadda, M.D.
Mercy Defiance Clinic and Paulding County Hospital are pleased to announce that Mercy’s three general surgeons have joined the staff and are now seeing patients at both Paulding County Hospital and Mercy Defiance.
Jeffrey A. Pruitt, M.D.
The three, Souheil Al-Jadda, M.D., Jeffrey A. Pruitt, M.D., and John W. Shaw, M.D., are experienced physicians and all are board certified in General Surgery. Each surgeon will be at Paulding County Hospital for office appointments and surgical procedures one day per week, Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.
In a joint statement, Paulding County Hospital CEO Gary Adkins and Mercy Defiance CEO Chad Peter, noted that the two facilities have a history of working together and are pleased to be offering this additional service to the Paulding community. Other Mercy physicians providing services at Paulding County Hospital, are Raj Gunda, M.D., hematology and oncology, and Thomas Walsh, M.D., urology.
John W. Shaw, M.D.
The surgeons’ services include hernia repair, appendectomy, removal of the g
allbladder, removal of hemorrhoids, laparoscopic surgery, breast biopsies, mastectomies, bowel surgery, colonoscopies, and EGD, a procedure to examine the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine.
Dr. Al-Jadda joined Mercy Defiance in 2006 and has 38 years of general surgery experience. Dr. Pruitt, with 22 years of experience, has been with Mercy Defiance since 1993, and Dr. Shaw, with 19 years in general surgery, joined the Mercy Defiance Staff in 1995.
Scheduling for office appointments with these surgeons at Paulding County Hospital is being handled by Mercy Defiance Clinic. Patients should call Mercy Defiance Clinic toll-free at 1-800-925-4642 or 419-784-1414 and press 1 to be connected to scheduling.
