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MARKETING CONTENT BEST OF 2016

Relationships Are

Her Best Medicine

Dr.Margarita Murphy

E

ver since she can remember,

Dr. Margarita Murphy wanted to be

a doctor. She pursued her dream with

gleeful and dogged persistence and

has established herself as one of the

leading gastrointestinal surgeons in the

Lowcountry. It is no surprise then that

Dr. Murphy was chosen as “Best of Mount Pleasant” by

the readers of

Mount Pleasant Magazine.

“I wanted to

be a doctor to

help people, to get close to them, create

a special bond and cure them from

devastating diseases like cancer. As I

started medical school, I realized that

this was definitely my calling. I fell in

love with surgery when I realized that

I could do exactly what I had always

wanted,” she explained.

Dr. Murphy believes having a

“special relationship” with her patients

has been a key to her being successful

in her practice.

“To have that relationship with my

patients that they will trust me enough

to allow me to operate on them and

allow them to live a long and full life:

What a blessing,” she beamed.

On receiving the plaudit as a Mount

Pleasant “Best

Of,” Dr. Murphy said, “It is a great honor to have been

chosen as best colon and rectal surgeon in the area. I feel

that my genuine concern for people and hard work is valued

and apparent. My team and I love our patients and having

been voted ‘Best Of ’ feels like they are loving us back.”

She continued: “It is very common to hear lots of

laughing if you stand outside my exam rooms. Those

patients who walked into the office completely scared and

embarrassed to be there in the first place are now laughing

with me. I really get involved with my patients. I get to

know them as people, moms, daughters and dads. It is part

of making them part of our family at the office.”

Dr. Murphy owns and manages two different

businesses: a surgery practice – Gastrointestinal Surgical

Specialists – and a surgery center – The Colorectal

Endosurgery Institute of the Carolinas.

“It is all about priorities. Number one is God,

two is my family, and three my patients. Also, I live in

Mount Pleasant and feel committed to this wonderful

community. That means putting my two businesses here,

having my kids in the Mount Pleasant public schools and

living in Mount Pleasant. I also

feel that because I am blessed I

have to give back. My husband

and I participate in multiple

local programs designed to give

specialty care at a discounted fee

or completely free,” she said.

Dr. Murphy believes that

because she practices only GI

surgery and not general surgery,

she is much more experienced

than others in intestinal resections

for such issues as cancer,

diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and

Crohn’s disease.

“My partners and I created

the first-in-the-country JCAHO-

approved Center of Excellence

for minimally invasive colorectal

surgery. We achieved this by

showing excellent expertise in laparoscopic bowel

resections with better results and lower complication rates

than the national average. We utilize the latest treatment

options, including transanal endoscopic microsurgery and

sacral nerve stimulation.”

She said Mount Pleasant is a “wonderful place to work

and to live,” adding, “The greatest asset in this area is the

people. We have a community with great principles and

two great hospitals to do surgery at and better cater to our

patients.”

Dr. Margarita Murphy’s office is located at 1439 Stuart

Engals Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. To learn more, call

843-853-7730.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Margarita Murphy.

By JOhN TORSIEllO