General Surgery
Sometimes, healthcare needs extend beyond an exam room and a routine checkup and require a special procedure or some kind of surgical intervention. A variety of special procedures and outpatient surgeries are performed in the Lutheran Hospital Surgical Suites, which are housed in Lutheran Medical Group's facility at 7916 W. Jefferson Blvd.
LMG's general surgeon, Donald N. Reed Jr., MD, performs a variety of surgical as well as endoscopic procedures in the suites, but more complex operations, such as surgeries for gastrointestinal disorders ( i.e. bowel obstruction), tumors of the liver and pancreas, hernia repair and gallbladder removal are performed at Lutheran Hospital.
Procedures performed in the Lutheran Hospital Surgical Suites at LMG include:
LMG's general surgeon, Donald N. Reed Jr., MD, performs a variety of surgical as well as endoscopic procedures in the suites, but more complex operations, such as surgeries for gastrointestinal disorders ( i.e. bowel obstruction), tumors of the liver and pancreas, hernia repair and gallbladder removal are performed at Lutheran Hospital.
Procedures performed in the Lutheran Hospital Surgical Suites at LMG include:
- Bronchoscopies
- Colonoscopies
- EGD with 48-hour pH study
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGD)
- Esophageal dilation
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Foreign body removal
- Hemorrhoid banding
- Minor tumor excision
