General Surgery

High volumes, excellent outcomes

Sacred Heart Medical Center ranks among the top hospitals in the nation for the quality of its general surgery program. This is the result of the vast experience of the surgeons who practice here and the coordinated efforts of our highly efficient surgical teams. Their expertise creates an environment focused on patient safety and a track record of excellent outcomes.

Patients from throughout the region travel to Sacred Heart to receive treatment from our top-caliber surgeons, who specialize in cancers and benign conditions of the esophagus, liver, spleen, bile ducts, pancreas, stomach and gall bladder. Sacred Heart is a high-volume center for GI surgery with excellent operative outcomes. Whenever possible, surgeries are performed laparoscopically, using minimally invasive techniques.

Available procedures include:

Pilonidal cleft lift

Nissan fundoplication

Laparoscopic and open Whipple procedures

Laparoscopic hepatobiliary surgery

Ileoanal pouch

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Laparoscopic and open liver surgery

Esophagectomy

Single site laparoscopic surgery

Comprehensive gastroenterology services