Daniel J. Para, MD. FACS

A board- certified specialist in general and laparoendoscopic surgery. Dr. Daniel J. Para is a Chicago native who made Arizona his home in 1998. Dr. Para earned an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He went on to complete his integrated surgical residency at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix, the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Carl T. Hayden VAMC and Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He then continued at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. Before attending medical school, Dr. Para worked for a year as a senior analyst for Genentech Inc. in San Francisco, California. He also served as a primary care health volunteer for Crossroads Africa, Inc. providing vaccinations and health education to villagers in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Dr. Para began his practice in Joliet, Illinois and practiced General Surgery for two years at Silver Cross Hospital. Due to his preference of coming back to a warmer climate, Dr. Para relocated his practice to Lake Havasu City, Arizona in 1998. Dr. Para practiced general and laparoendoscopic surgery for 9 years at Havasu Regional Medical Center . As years passed by, Dr. Para and his wife decided that living in a larger city would provide more opportunities for their family and thus moved to the Phoenix area in 2007. Dr. Para practiced at Maryvale Hospital for approximately one year and a half and is currently practicing at Surgical Specialty Hospital in Phoenix Arizona , Tempe St. Lukes Medical Center in Tempe,Arizona and Arizona Regional Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona.

9515 W. Camelback Road Suite 132 Phoenix, Arizona 85037    Phone: 623-247-4900 | Fax: 623-247-4908