Board-certified general surgeon Dr. Phillip Dickinson operates from La Mesa Village on La Mesa Boulevard, providing robotic-assisted and laparoscopic surgical care to the Grossmont area. Hernia repair, gallbladder removal, and breast-disease intervention proceed through da Vinci robotic and conventional laparoscopic access at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, where the practice has held privileges since 2004. A Howard University College of Medicine graduate (1999) with residency training at Louisiana State University and Albany Medical College, the surgeon also holds operating privileges at Sharp Coronado Hospital and San Diego Outpatient Ambulatory Surgical Center. Bilingual consultations in Spanish and English cover the full bariatric pathway from metabolic screening through laparoscopic gastric bypass, with post-surgical medication protocols coordinated through Grossmont-area pharmacies like Grossmont Pharmacy. Highest-complexity cases include robotic-assisted incisional hernia mesh reconstruction with intraperitoneal composite overlay and laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease.