General Surgery

Thompson Health Advanced Surgical Services

Specializing in:

• Director of Robotic Surgery Center of Excellence, F.F. Thompson Hospital 
• Co-Director of Hernia Surgery Center of Excellence, F.F. Thompson Hospital
• Robotic hernia repair
• Advanced abdominal wall reconstruction
• Robotic and laparoscopic gallbladder, stomach, bowel, colon surgery
• Colonoscopy and upper endoscopy
• Vasectomy
• Pilonidal disease treatment
• Skin cancer and lesions - including 
  • Melanoma, Basal Cell and Squamous Cell
• Temporal artery biopsy
• Port placement
• Wound care, abscess, soft tissue foreign body
• Hemorrhoid and fissure treatment

Education: 

• BS in Biology, Purdue University, Indiana
• MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
• Internship and Residency, in General Surgery, UPMC-Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Work Experience:

• Thompson Health Canandaigua Medical Group (2018-present)
• Canandaigua Medical Group (2012-2018)
• Alle-Kiski Hospital, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh (2010-2012)

Professional Memberships:

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Certification:

• American Board of Surgery
  
  

Dr. A. David Peter was born in India and grew up in Wisconsin and Indiana. Dr. Peter and his wife, Suzanne, have four children - David, Elizabeth, Theodore and Benjamin - and live in nearby Mendon. In his spare time, Dr. Peter enjoys sports, gardening and landscaping.