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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