What is General Surgery?
General Surgery includes:
- A central core of knowledge embracing anatomy, physiology, metabolism, immunology, nutrition, pathology, wound healing, shock and resuscitation, intensive care and neoplasia.
- Specialized knowledge and skill relating to the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management in the following areas of primary responsibility:
- Digestive tract
- Intestinal disease
- Abdomen and its contents
- Breast, skin, and soft tissue
- Head and neck
- Vascular system, excluding the intracranial vessels, the heart, and those vessels intrinsic and immediately adjacent thereto.
- Comprehensive management of trauma. The responsibility of all phases of care of the injured patient is an essential component of general surgery.
- Complete care of critically ill patients with underlying surgical conditions, in the emergency room, intensive care unit, and trauma/burn units.
- Our practice specializes in laparoscopic surgery, especially advanced procedures. This includes:
- Surgery for acid reflux disease
- Hiatal hernia
- Gallbladder
- Spleen
- Colon disease
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Pancreas
- Adrenal
- Kidney donors
- Tumors
- We also perform bariatric (obesity) surgery - Lap Band, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastric bypass, either directly through our office or as part of the Baylor Weight Loss Surgery Program - Dallas, TX.
- We utilize the latest surgical technology including robotic surgery and single incision laparoscopic surgery.We no longer perform vascular surgery, trauma surgery or critical care.