SwedishAmerican Welcomes New General Surgeons

SwedishAmerican Welcomes New General Surgeons,

Jason Klovning, MD and Paul, Batty, MD, FACS

 

UW Health Surgery at SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome its newest General Surgeons, Jason Klovning, MD and Paul Batty, MD, FACS.

Dr. Klovning comes to SwedishAmerican with more than nine years of surgical experience and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He has a special interest in laparoscopic surgery and colon resection, as well as hernias. Dr. Klovning also is a senior Aeronautical Medical Examiner for the FAA.

Dr. Klovning received his medical degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Batty has more than 26 years of surgical experience and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is board certified in general surgery and has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, along with DaVinci Robotic surgery. Dr. Batty is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and received the Vitas Peoples Physician Choice Award.

Dr. Batty received his medical degree from Universidad Central in Dominican Republic. He completed general surgery residency at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York and Fellowship training in advanced general surgery at University of Illinois, Chicago.

Both Dr. Klovning and Dr. Batty are now accepting new patients. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call UW Health Surgery at SwedishAmerican at (779) 696-8700.

 

About SwedishAmerican

A division of UW Health, SwedishAmerican is dedicated to providing excellence in healthcare and compassionate care to the community. The organization serves residents of 12 counties in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin through a dedicated and caring staff, a major acute care hospital and a free-standing outpatient cancer center in Rockford, a medical center in Belvidere, a network of 30 primary care and multi-specialty clinics and the region’s largest home healthcare agency. Additionally, SwedishAmerican has achieved Magnet® recognition as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictured: Paul Batty, MD, FACS and Jason Klovning, MD