General Surgery
General surgeons with Northwest Physicians have experience and expertise in diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases, and offer a range of surgical services. They work closely with patients and their families – as well as patients' primary care physicians – throughout the process to help patients achieve the best possible outcomes.
The surgeons use minimally-invasive surgical techniques when possible. By using miniature cameras with microscopes, tiny fiber-optic flashlights and high-definition monitors, surgeons can perform surgery through small incisions that take only a few stitches to close. Smaller incisions may result in less blood loss, less pain and a quicker recovery.
Surgical services include:
- Adrenal, parathyroid, pancreas and thyroid surgery
- Angioplasty and stents
- Appendectomy (appendix removal)
- Arthroscopic surgery
- Breast surgery – benign breast disease, breast cancer and fibrocystic breast changes
- Colon and rectal surgery
- Colorectal surgery – appendicitis, colon cancer, colon polyps, hemorrhoids and diverticular disease
- Colostomy
- Cyst/lesion or mass removal
- Endocrine surgery – pancreatic tumors, thyroid disorders, pancreatitis and thyroid nodules
- Endovascular techniques (catheter-guided procedures)
- Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
- Gastric surgery – gastric cancer, peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux and GI bleeding
- Hemorrhoid surgery
- Hepatobiliary surgery – cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, jaundice and hepatic cysts and tumors
- Hernia repair
- Skin and soft tissue surgery – burns, hernias, skin cancer, decubitis ulcers, lacerations and wound care
- Skin lesion removal
- Small bowel surgery
- Surgeries of the breast and thyroid gland, skin cancers and abdominal surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Thyroid surgery (for treating thyroid nodule, cancer and hyperthyroidism)
- Upper and lower endoscopy