Mark Moskowitz, MD
Dr. Moskowitz began his practice in Gastonia in 1980. He received his medical degree from Boston University and completed his residency training in general surgery at Emory University. He subsequently completed postgraduate surgical training in vascular surgery. He is a former president of the Gaston County Medical Society and served on the board of directors of Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gaston County Cancer Society, the Gaston County Heart Society, and Temple Emanuel.

Dr. Moskowitz performed Gaston County's first laparoscopic gallbladder removal in 1990. He subsequently performed the county's first inguinal and , thence, incisional hernia repair by laparoscopy. He has had a long standing interest in advanced hernia repair techniques and has presented his material at the American College of Surgeons Annual Symposium and the American Hernia Society, published on the subject, and participated in multi-institutional studies.

Dr. Moskowitz helped start the first vascular lab in Gaston County in 1980 and maintains special interest and abilities in the field of carotid or stroke prevention surgery, as well as the treatment of varicose vein disease.

Andrew Light, MD
Andrew I. Light, M.D., F.A.C.S. joined Carolina Surgery in January 1989. He received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his surgical residency training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Subsequently, he completed a Fellowship in thoracic surgical oncology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He was awarded Intern of the Year at University of Colorado and was the recipient of the Ben Eisman Surgical Resident Research Award.

He is a former instructor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and former Chief of Surgery and past Chief of Staff at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He has served on the Boards of the Gaston County Cancer Society, Gaston County Heart Association, and the Board of Gaston Health Care, Inc.

Dr. Light maintains an active interest in lung, colon and breast cancer as well as in the surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disorders.

Sandra Schultz, MD
Dr. Schultz received her B.S. and Medical Degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and completed her surgical residency at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York. She subsequently received post graduate training in breast disease at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

A frequent lecturer on the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease, Dr. Schultz maintains an active interest in recent advances for breast disease treatment including oncoplastic surgery, stereotactic core biopsy, ultrasound, and sentinel lymph node biopsy. She is the first surgeon in Gaston County to perform sentinel node biopsies for breast cancer.

Memberships include the American Society for Breast Surgeons, American Society of Breast Disease and American College of Surgeons. She is a Medical Director for Charlotte Sister's Network and on the Board of Directors for Mobile Health Outreach.

Dr. Schultz is a retired Major, United States Army Reserve.

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