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The services offered by each surgical specialty are described below. To find out more about each clinic, click on the name of that service. Several services also offer Regional Clinics or participate in the Multidisciplinary Practices that meet in Markey Cancer
Center's Whitney-Hendrickson Building. Transplantation assessments and procedures are offered through the Transplant Center.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Services
Cardiothoracic surgeons provide comprehensive surgical treatments for coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, thoracic and pulmonary disease, esophageal disease, and disease of the mediastinum pleura, chest wall and diaphragm.
The division also provides trauma care and the management of patients with end-stage heart and lung disease, including transplantation.
Clinical Specialties
- Adult and pediatric heart disease
- Coronary artery bypass grafting with mini-incision (MIDCAB)
- Electrophysiologic surgery
- Heart and lung transplantation
- Heart valve replacement and repair
- Surgery for heart failure
- Lung surgery for cancer or infection
- Surgery for emphysema
- Valvular heart surgery with mini-incision
General Surgery Services
General surgery clinical services provide all aspects of patient care related to each field of general surgery, including:
- Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Oncology
- Trauma
- Vascular and Endocrine Surgery
Pediatric Surgery Service
Pediatric surgeons provide diagnostic evaluation and treatment for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital anomalies and acquired conditions of the head and neck, chest wall and thorax, abdomen, gastrointestinaltract, and extremities. Special
services and facilities include a neonatal intensive care unit, a Level I trauma center and a burn unit.
Clinical Specialties
- Gastrointestinal problems
- Hernia
- Pyloric stenosis
- Neuroblastoma
- Pediatric trauma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Surgery of the newborn
- Undescended testicle
- Wilms' tumor
Plastic Surgery Service
Plastic surgeons provide evaluation and treatment for patients who are candidates for plastic, reconstructive or cosmetic surgery. The faculty provide surgical treatment for congenital anomalies such as facial clefts, craniofacial malformations, large skin lesions,
maxillofacial injuries, and thermal burns.
Clinical Specialties
- Aesthetic surgery
- Breast surgery
- Burn and wound care
- Cleft lip and palate surgery
- Congenital anomalies
- Craniomaxillofacial surgery
- General reconstructive surgery
- Hand and upper extremity surgery
- Microsurgery
- Pediatric plastic surgery
Urology Service
Urology surgeons provide diagnostic and surgical services for all adult and pediatric genitourinary disorders. Special emphasis is placed on oncology, pediatric urology, urodynamics, adrenal surgery, male infertility, incontinence, reconstructive surgery, and renal
transplantation.
Clinical Specialties
- General urology
- Urologic oncology
- Continent urinary diversion and reconstruction
- Vasectomy reversal
- Endourology
- Lithotripsy
- Laparoscopic procedures
- Pediatric urology
- Plastic surgery for congenital defects of the urinary tract and genital reconstruction
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