Our surgeons at Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners Rutherford Surgery deliver surgical care adults, including outpatient same-day procedures, emergency surgery, and inpatient procedures. Whether you need breast, colorectal, thoracic, or general surgery, we perform minimally invasive techniques whenever possible to help with recovery. Our surgical care team starts by listening to understand your health needs. We are here to answer your questions and provide pre-operative testing to help prepare you for your surgery. Then we deliver personalized surgical care to fit your needs. Our surgeons offer surgical consultation appointments.
General surgical care services
We focus on surgical methods that help improve your recovery and are associated with fewer complications. Our general surgeons deliver surgical treatments for conditions that affect the entire body, including:
- Abdominal wall surgery
- Abdominal organ surgery - appendix, gallbladder
- Adrenal disease
- Bariatric (weight loss)
- Breast cancer
- Colon and rectal disease
- Pancreas and liver disease
- Parathyroid disease
- Sarcoma - soft tissue tumors
- Thyroid disease
Minimally invasive surgery
Our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as laparoscopic surgery. Our surgical approach is personalized for your needs. We focus on techniques that help improve wound healing, manage pain with less medication, and help you return to your daily activities. The general surgical procedures typically treated with a minimally invasive approach include:
- Appendectomy
- Breast biopsy
- Gallbladder removal
- Groin hernia repair
- Thyroid surgery
The recovery process for minimally invasive surgeries may be quicker than regular surgery and typically doesn’t require an overnight stay in the hospital.
Endocrine surgery for thyroid and other endocrine disorders
Our endocrine surgeon has the expertise to deliver surgical treatment options for thyroid tumors and other endocrine disorders. Treatments may include:
- Medications that add, block or remove hormones
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Hormone suppression medications
- Radiation therapy (brachytherapy with radioactive seed implants)
- Surgical removal of a tumor affecting hormone production
Thoracic surgery
To help diagnose and treat lung conditions, thoracic surgeons perform minimally invasive lung biopsy and remove tumors and airway obstructions affecting your lungs, esophagus and chest. Your thoracic surgeon is also part of our multispecialty heart, cancer care, care teams specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions, including:
- Chest wall deformity
- Chronic heartburn (GERD)
- Esophageal and lung cancers
- Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
- Hiatal hernia
- Lung masses and nodules
- Pulmonary conditions, including COPD and emphysema
- Trouble swallowing
- Tumors, mediastinal and thymus gland
- Vascular disorders, such as aortic aneurysm
Breast surgery
If breast cancer has been detected during your breast exam or mammogram, our breast surgeons understand how breast cancer can affect your physical and emotional health. Whenever possible, we use minimally invasive techniques and perform breast conserving surgery. We also provide advanced surgical oncology care for complex breast cancer and lymph node disease. Depending on your type and stage of breast cancer, your care plan may include:
- Breast cancer surgery
- Breast and nipple reconstruction
Colorectal surgery
Through the access of advanced imaging and minimally-invasive surgical technology and techniques, our colorectal surgeons can work together with you on a treatment plan that best fits your personal goals. We offer both robotic and laparoscopic surgery options to remove as much cancer as possible while saving healthy tissue.
For more information, call 615-396-6800.
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