General Surgery
We offer a wide range of surgeries for your neck and torso, including laparoscopic and robotic options. Our minimally invasive techniques have shortened hospital stays and recovery times.
Surgery Overview
- We strive to do minimally invasive or robotic surgeries wherever possible. As a result, many surgeries that used to require a hospital stay are now same-day surgeries.
- Holistic options are a part of our general surgery practice: North – Maple Grove Hospital offers mindfulness classes to help you minimize stress and pain.
- And we’re always on call at North – Robbinsdale Hospital to take care of your emergencies when time is of the essence—there’s an in-house emergency general surgeon available 24/7, 365 days a year.
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Surgical Options
Click on a surgery name to learn more and find out where it's offered.
The surgical removal of the appendix, often done on an emergent basis, due to inflammation.
Offered at:
- North – Maple Grove Hospital
- North – Robbinsdale Hospital
- Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center
- North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove
Bowel resections are often done to remove a blocked or diseased portion of your bowel and connect the two healthy portions back together. These surgeries can be performed open, laparoscopically or robotically.
Offered at:
- North – Maple Grove Hospital
- North – Robbinsdale Hospital
We are able to do breast surgeries, whether elective, preventive or for cancer treatment. These include breast biopsies, lumpectomies or mastectomies.
Offered at:
- North – Maple Grove Hospital
- North – Robbinsdale Hospital
- Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center
- North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove
Surgery to remove either troublesome gallstones or a malfunctioning gall bladder. This surgery can be performed open or laparoscopically and is done to alleviate pain and other related symptoms.
Offered at:
- North – Maple Grove Hospital
- North – Robbinsdale Hospital
- Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center
- North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove
We do open, laparoscopic and robotic surgeries for ventral, hiatal and inguinal hernias. We are also able to surgically treat or correct diastasis recti.
Offered at:
- North – Maple Grove Hospital
- North – Robbinsdale Hospital
- Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center
- North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove
When medication no longer works for your GERD or chronic acid reflux, we are able to surgically create a flap in your esophagus to help control your symptoms.
Offered at:
- North – Maple Grove Hospital
- North – Robbinsdale Hospital
The removal of a dysfunctional or diseased parathyroid or thyroid.
Offered at:
- North – Maple Grove Hospital
- North – Robbinsdale Hospital
- Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center
- North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove