Watson Clinic

General Surgery • Bartow, FL • Since 1941

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Watson Clinic is a large multispecialty medical group in Lakeland, Florida, with Looks like 220+ board-certified physicians across about 40 specialties, including general surgery. Their main campus is at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, with 16 satellite locations in Polk, Pasco, and Hillsborough counties. They offer general and specialized services, including primary care, cardiology, OB-GYN, orthopedics, urology, and more, plus walk-in XpressCare after hours. For general surgery, Watson Clinic employs board-certified surgeons and provides surgical services across multiple locations, with ongoing expansion (e.g., Parkway Medical Center).

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Clinic Type

General Surgery

Address

Watson Clinic Main 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33805; Watson Clinic Parkway Medical Center 4060 Lakeland Highlands Rd., Lakeland, FL 33812; Watson Clinic Surgery Center 1315 N. Florida Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33805

Phone

863-680-7486

Email

PatientRelations@WatsonClinic.com

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://www.watsonclinic.com/specialties/general-surgery.html

Services Offered

General surgery procedures
Minimally invasive and robotic surgery
Gallbladder removal (single-incision)
Hernia repairs
Thyroid cyst treatment
Hiatal hernia repair
Colorectal surgery
Skin cancer surgery
Breast cancer surgery
Liver, pancreas and stomach cancer surgeries
Appendix removal
Splenectomy
Parathyroid surgery
Liver resections
Pancreatic surgery
Laparoscopic surgery

Technology & Equipment

Robotic surgery technologies
Laparoscopic and minimally-invasive procedures

Team

Dr. Thomas Moskal, MD (Surgeon); First Lakeland surgeon to perform gallbladder removal with a single 1-inch incision using robotic surgery — General Surgeon

Insurance & Payment

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Phone directory (for billing), Patient financial services

Languages Spoken

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

Vitals: 4.5/5 (11 ratings)
WebMD: 4.5/5 (15 ratings)
WebMD: 4.0/5 (12 ratings)
Healthgrades: 5.0/5 (1 rating)
Vitals: 5.0/5 (7 ratings)
Healthgrades: 4.6/5 (18 ratings)
U.S. News & World Report: 5.0/5 (35 ratings)

Patients praise

compassionate and professional bedside manner
thorough explanations of conditions and treatments
skilled and effective surgical outcomes
friendly and supportive office staff

Common complaints

concerns regarding unnecessary procedures and predatory practices
perceived lack of transparency with reviews

"He is very thorough and knowledgeable at what he does. Doesn't rush to just do surgery. Wants to do what is going to be the best for you and your cancer treatment."

— Healthgrades (Dr. Manuel Molina-Vega)

"Dr Medalle is one in 500 trillion. The best Dr I ever had in 69 years. He is the most caring, compasionate, professional, best bedside manner, personable..."

— Vitals (Dr. Gregorio N. Medalle)

"This is one of the worst doctors I have EVER seen. He and his company United Vein and Vascular Centers perform unnecessary ablations!!..."

— Vitals (Dr. Andrew Georgeson)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

In the News

Watson Clinic Welcomes Additional Urgent Care Specialist and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Physician Assistant - Central Florida Health News — Jul 30, 2025

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026. Own this clinic? Claim or correct this listing.