YO R K C O M E D S O C . O R G FEATURE: Complete Surgical Care for the Community at Edgar Square Outpatient Specialty Clinic-General Surgery By Kerry Fuhrman, LPN, and Diane C. Shih, MD L ocated less than a mile and a half away from WellSpan York Hospital, the Outpatient Specialty Clinic is a place where patients can receive comprehensive general surgical care by a team of physicians, nurses, and administrative staff. Within the physician team are two surgical attending physicians, Dr. Richard Damewood and Dr. Diane Shih. Dr. Damewood is the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at WellSpan York Hospital and he received training from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. He has vast experience in general surgery after being in practice at Northwest Hospital for over 25 years. Dr. Shih received her medical degree from the University of Maryland and trained at WellSpan York Hospital. She joined the Surgical Residency Program as the Associate Program Director last year to become more involved in education. 16 York County Medicine | WINTER 2019http://www.YORKCOMEDSOC.ORG