Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional

Fort Sanders Center for Bariatric Surgery is accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.

Our heart (cardiac) and chest (thoracic) surgeons diagnose and surgically treat conditions of the heart, lungs, chest, and esophagus using a variety of cardiac treatment and intervention procedures.

Surgeons specializing in colon/rectal surgeries evaluate and treat patients with lower intestinal tract abnormalities (large bowel, rectum, and anus), colorectal cancer, or other ailments such as hemorrhoids, often using minimally invasive techniques. 

Day surgery, or outpatient surgery, allows you to return home on the same day of your surgical procedure. These types of procedures are typically less invasive and include common surgeries such as tonsillectomies, hernia repairs, and gallbladder removal. Not all patients are candidates for day surgery, and some procedures require hospitalization.  

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including:

• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Large intestine
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Gallbladder
• Appendix
• Bile ducts
• Thyroid gland

Neurosurgeons provide surgical intervention for brain tumors, aneurysms, and hemorrhages, as well as a host of spine conditions and issues caused by nerve and muscle diseases, carpal tunnel syndrome, and chronic back pain.

Fort Sanders Regional’s Joint Center is a leader in hip and knee joint replacement providing pain relief, mobility and activity. Our team of experienced orthopedic surgeons, nurses, clinicians, and therapists work together to care for you. 

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involved with both the improvement of a person’s appearance and the reconstruction of facial and body tissue defects due to illness, trauma, or birth disorders. 

Otolaryngologists, commonly called ENTs, diagnose and manage diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and other related structures. If surgery is needed, Fort Sanders Regional provides the latest technology used for endoscopic sinus procedures.

Procedures include:

• Removal of adenoids with or without sinus wash
• Balloon sinus dilation
• Functional endoscopic sinus surgery

If you are fighting cancer and require surgical intervention, our surgical oncologists are here to help. They specialize in various types of cancers and work with your oncology team to perform biopsies and remove tumors.   

Vascular surgery is a surgical specialty in which diseases of the arteries, veins, and lymphatic circulation are managed by medical treatment.