Surgical Associates of Alamogordo

William Pollard, MD, completed his residency at Oregon Health Sciences University of 2000. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Pollard has practiced in Alamogordo since 2014. Dr. Pollard is the Medical Director of the Trauma Center.

The Pavilion
2559 Medical Drive, Suite 3200
Alamogordo, NM 88310

P: 575-446-5365
F: 844-766-1688

Alfredo Gurmendi, MD, FACS is a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He studied medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and completed his residency in General Surgery at the Texas Medical Center. Much of that residency was spent at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He completed a second residency in Thoracic Surgery at the University of Oklahoma. He then went on to become the first Minimally Invasive Surgery Scholar at Boston University.
Dr. Gurmendi is also a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons; the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association; the New Mexico Medical Society; the Texas Medical Association and he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
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The Pavilion
2559 Medical Drive, Suite 3200
Alamogordo, NM 88310

P: 575-446-5365
F: 844-766-1688

Kimiko Sugimoto, MD is Board Certified in general surgery. She joins the GCRMC Family from Michigan. She grew up in central Africa and still visits family there from time to time. She studied medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed her residency in General Surgery at Synergy Medical Education Alliance of Michigan State University.
Dr. Sugimoto in addition to being a very experienced general surgeon, has extensive expertise in bariatric and trauma surgery. Her experience with bariatric surgery is a future opportunity for GCRMC. Dr. Sugimoto believes it is important to keep her patients’ focus on their primary care needs while addressing their surgical concerns.

The Pavilion
2559 Medical Drive, Suite 3200
Alamogordo, NM 88310

P: 575-446-5365
F: 844-766-1688

Andrew Christensen, MD received his medical degree from The University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. He completed his residency in general surgery in 2022 at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Christensen participated in the rural community residency rotation at GCRMC where he trained with members of the GCRMC surgical team. Dr. Christensen received awards for Excellence in Medical School Education and he participated in numerous professional publications and presentations.

The Pavilion
2559 Medical Drive, Suite 3200
Alamogordo, NM 88310

P: 575-446-5365
F: 844-766-1688

Petar “Pete” Turcinovic, MD completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Since finishing his surgical residency in 1998, he practiced general surgery in the same community where he went to high school in The Woodlands, TX. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery.

The Pavilion
2559 Medical Drive, Suite 3200
Alamogordo, NM 88310

P: 575-446-5365
F: 844-766-1688

James Dumont, MD, PhD, is Board Certified in general surgery. He received a PhD in Biology from Stanford University and completed his medical residency at the Medical Center of Delaware in 1995. Dr. Dumont was a member of the surgical staff at Winchester Surgical Clinic in Virginia for over 20 years. He also specializes in vascular access for dialysis patients.

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The Pavilion
2559 Medical Drive, Suite 3200
Alamogordo, NM 88310

P: 575-446-5365
F: 844-766-1688

Laura Ross, FNP is a Family Nurse Practitioner who joined GCRMC in April 2020. She has over 15 years of nursing experience in different settings including Med/Surg, Oncology, Telemetry, Post-Surgical, and PACU. Laura obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Grand Canyon University, and her Master of Science Degree specializing in family nurse practitioner from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. She has been working as a primary care provider since 2016. She is board certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and qualified to treat patients of all ages.

The Pavilion
2559 Medical Drive, Suite 3200
Alamogordo, NM 88310

P: 575-446-5365
F: 844-766-1688