General surgery is a broad field that encompasses a variety of procedures aimed at treating conditions affecting various parts of the body. Understanding the fundamentals of general surgery can help ...

Aspirus Health General Surgeon Dr. Josh Pogorelec says only surgery can cure GERD. “People believe this disease can be ...

For Medicare patients, surgical outcomes were similar whether they had an MD or a DO surgeon, a claims analysis suggested. After adjusting for patient factors and practice settings, there was no ...

For this article, we wanted to clarify the role of an oral surgeon and when you might need our specialized care, as many ...

The effects of general anesthesia or other surgery-related factors can sometimes trigger heartburn in the hours after the operation, but medication can usually ease discomfort. Common complications ...

Dr. Reinaldo Morales, a board-certified general surgeon at Knapp Medical Center, stopped by ValleyCentral to discuss the hospital’s Da Vinci robot. The ...

What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...

A surgeon who used to work at Flin Flon's hospital says residents in the northern Manitoba city have been left in a precarious situation after more than five years without general surgery services.