General Surgery

Virginia Hospital Center has highly trained surgical specialists that perform an array of surgical procedures.

Our General Surgery team treat diseases by performing the following procedures:

• Appendicitis: Laparoscopic Appendectomy
• Bile Duct Surgery
• Breast Diseases and Breast Cancer: Image-directed (ultrasound and/or mammogram) biopsy, lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction (in conjuction with Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
• Colon cancer and diverticulitis: laparoscopic colectomy and bowel surgery
• Cytoreductive Surgery
• Disorders of the spleen (ITP, TTP, spherocytosis): laparoscopic splenectomy
• Endocrine diseases: minimally invasive parathyroidectomy and thyroldectomy, and laparoscopic adrenalectomy
• Excessive BMI (Body Mass Index): Weight Loss Surgery - laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Gallstones: laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic common bile duct stone removal, ERCP and bile duct stone removal (In conjunction with Gastroenterology)
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Nissen fundoplication, laparoscopic Heller myotomy
• Hernias: hiatus hernia, ventral/incisional hernia repair, laparoscopic hernia repair and other swallowing disorders (inconjunction with Gastroentrology) 
• Liver tumors: cryosurgery of liver tumors, liver resection
• Melanoma: excision/resection
• Neuroendocrine Tumors
• Pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis: endoscopic and laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment, Whipple procedure (pancreato-duodenectomy)
• Sarcoma: excision/resection
• Spine Surgery: laparoscopic approaches to spine procedures (in conjunction with Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery)
• Stomach and Esophagus Surgery