Board-certified general surgeon Leah Farinas, MD maintains a Coronado Island practice at 1050 B Avenue, Suite C, within the medical corridor between B Avenue and First Street in 92118. Farinas graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1996 and completed her general surgery residency at Louisiana State University, holding certification through the American Board of Surgery and operating privileges at Sharp Coronado Hospital as well as Sharp Grossmont and UC San Diego Health East Campus. She speaks Spanish and English, extending bilingual surgical consultation to Coronado's military and civilian populations. Her published research in Surgical Endoscopy on cost containment in totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic herniorrhaphy reflects a subspecialty focus in minimally invasive abdominal procedures, and post-surgical rehabilitation for her Coronado patients routes through island providers including One Life Physical Therapy. Farinas's highest-acuity caseload covers appendectomy, intestinal obstruction repair, hernia reconstruction, and emergency general surgery requiring same-day admission through the Sharp Coronado campus.