Dr. Raimundo Pastor, DO

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Raimundo Pastor, who serves patients in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

In practice for nearly three decades, Dr. Pastor is a board-certified general surgeon at Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills. He takes a holistic approach to treating seriously ill and injured patients.

Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills – formerly known as Botsford Hospital – is a 330-bed teaching hospital with level II trauma center status. Founded in 1965, the hospital is affiliated with Beaumont Health whose mission is “compassionate, extraordinary care every day.”

In 1993, Dr. Pastor graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then went on to serve his rotating internship and residency in general surgery at Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills in 1994 and 1998, respectively. Shortly thereafter, the doctor attained board certification in general surgery through the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS). 

Licensed to practice medicine in Michigan, Dr. Pastor is affiliated with Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills and Detroit Medical Center Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal surgery including the stomach, small bowel, colon, colorectal, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and appendix, as well as hernias, breast and soft tissue tumors . Dr. Pastor performs advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgeries as well as EGD (esophageal gastro duodenoscopy) and colonoscopy. He follows the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.  

On a more personal note, Dr. Pastor speaks both English and Spanish.

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