Coast Surgical Group: Hernandez Francisco MD maintains a general surgery practice in Chula Vista's Third Avenue Village, drawing on credentials from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México medical program, class of 1974. Pre-surgical lab panels and diagnostic bloodwork are coordinated through Labcorp on the Chula Vista medical campus, streamlining the workup-to-surgery timeline for scheduled procedures. Board certified in surgery since 1983, the practice holds privileges at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, and Paradise Valley Hospital. The caseload focuses on abdominal cancer resection, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, breast surgery, and complex hernia repair using both laparoscopic and open techniques. Head-and-neck surgical cases occasionally intersect with maxillofacial reconstruction, a referral corridor shared with Rancho Del Rey Oral & Facial Surgery Center for combined soft-tissue and osseous interventions. Advanced procedures include ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy for thyroid nodule evaluation, laparoscopic ventral and inguinal hernia repair with mesh placement, and varicose-vein ablation.