Department of Surgery

Conditions We Treat

Surgeons in the Division of Surgical Oncology’s Gastrointestinal Program provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art surgical care for diseases of the gastrointestinal system, including:

Cancers and other tumors:

• abdominal wall
• bile ducts
• distal esophagus
• duodenum
• gallbladder
• large intestine (colon)
• liver
• mesentery
• pancreas 
• small intestine
• spleen
• stomach

Benign (non-cancerous) disorders:

• bowel obstruction – large and small bowel structures
• Crohn’s disease
• diverticulitis/divertculosis
• fistulas
• gallbladder and bile ducts
• gallstones
• gastric outlet obstruction
• gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastroparesis
• hemorrhoids
• hernia (hiatal, incisional, umbilical, inguinal)
• inflammatory bowel disease
• pancreatitis
• peptic ulcers
• ulcerative colitis
• volvulus