General surgical care close to home
Our general surgeons at Ascension Saint Thomas River Park, McMinnville, Tennessee, deliver surgical care for children and adults. We provide outpatient same-day surgery, emergency surgery, trauma surgery and inpatient procedures. Our surgical center has image-guided technology, and our surgeons perform minimally invasive techniques whenever possible to help with recovery. Surgical care teams start by listening to understand your health needs. We are here to answer your questions and provide preoperative testing to help prepare you for your surgery. Then, we deliver personalized surgical care to fit your needs. Our surgeons provide surgical consultation appointments.
General surgical care services
At Ascension Saint Thomas River Park, our general surgeons deliver many types of surgical treatments for:
- Abdominal wall conditions
- Abdominal organ conditions (for example, appendix or gallbladder)
- Breast cancer
- Colon and rectal disease
- Pancreas and liver disease
- Sarcoma (soft tissue) tumors
- Trauma injuries and critical care
Leaders in the latest surgical technology
Ascension Saint Thomas is a national leader in cardiac robotic surgeries and has invested in the da Vinci® 5, one of the most advanced robotic surgery systems available. We’re committed to investing in the right tools to enhance your surgical experience and better your outcome.
Benefits of robotic-assisted surgery may include:
- Smaller incisions leading to less pain, scarring and faster recovery
- Greater accuracy for complex procedures
- Reduced blood loss due to increased precision and control
- Lower risk of infection due to smaller incisions
- Shorter hospital stays and a faster recovery
Benefits of choosing Ascension Saint Thomas for surgical care
Your surgeon works with you and your doctor as one care team and stays connected throughout your care and recovery. Choosing Ascension Saint Thomas for your surgical care means:
- Highly experienced surgeons perform the latest surgical techniques in well-equipped surgery suites.
- Minimally invasive technology, including image-guided, endoscopic, laser, laparoscopic and robotic surgery, are available on-site.
- Your care is coordinated from preoperative testing and consultations to recovery.
- If you need additional imaging, lab testing, pharmacy or specialists, we’ll help connect the dots for your care.
- We can connect you to personalized wound healing services and rehabilitation physical therapy after surgery, if needed.
Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners McMinnville General Surgery Team
- Robert A. Christenson, DO
- William Bradford Brock, MD
- Lakshmi Kanth, MD