Surgical

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The Surgery Department at St. Mary’s includes Pre-Admission Testing, Day Surgery, the Operating Room, and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.  We have a dedicated team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, surgical technologists, and aides working together to assure that each patient receives the finest care possible.  Our care and treatment is based on the best and most recent advancements in healthcare.  We treat all patients, needing surgical intervention from infants to seniors excluding cardiac and trauma surgery.  We do over 4,800 procedures per year.

General Surgery

General surgery is a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. A general surgeon will manage conditions related to the head and neck, breast, skin and soft tissues, abdomen, extremities, gastrointestinal, vascular, and endocrine systems.  Many general surgery procedures may now be performed using minimally invasive techniques.  Minimally invasive surgery, also called laparoscopic surgery, is an operative technique performed through a few small incisions, rather than one large incision. Through these small incisions, surgeons insert a laparoscope (an instrument that displays the surgery on a computer screen for easier viewing) and endoscopic instruments to perform the surgery. By this means, diseased organs are examined with minimal trauma to the patient.

Genitourinary Surgery

Genito-urinary surgery is for patients with benign or malignant (cancerous) medical and surgical disorders of the adrenal gland and of the genitourinary system. Common urologic procedures include:  renal (kidney) surgery, kidney removal (nephrectomy), bladder surgery, pelvic lymph node dissection, prostate surgery, testicular surgery, surgery of the urethra, and electrocorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for stones.

Neurosurgery

The Neurosurgery and Spine Center at St. Mary's provides a coordinated, collaborative approach for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.

Our team of experts, supported by the staff from the departments of neurology, neurosurgery, hematology/oncology, internal medicine, radiology, pulmonology and nursing, work together to provide comprehensive treatment for disorders of the spine, brain tumors, vascular malformations, stroke, and chronic pain.

As a team we are dedicated to providing patients with quality care, from consultation to treatment follow-up, and we are committed to giving physicians the information they need to keep abreast of the field.

Our team approach and the advanced technology at St. Mary's have proven to be of great value in the care of patients with neurological disorders.

Marc Christenson, MD (207) 777-4460

James M. MacNutt, DO (207) 777-4460

Web Resources:

American Academy of Neurology
American Heart Association

Obstetric-Gynecologic Surgery

Obstetrical and gynecological surgery involves surgical care of the female patient. The focus for this specialty is primarily on the female reproductive system.  Procedures such as abdominal and vaginal hysterectomies, Cesarian births, and various abdominal and pelvic surgeries are performed.

Ophthalmologic Surgery

Ophthalmologic surgery involves treating problems affecting the eye and it structures, the eyelids, the orbit, and the visual pathway.  The most common procedures performed are cataract surgery, strabismus surgery, treatments for glaucoma, and vitro-retinal diseases.

Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral/maxillofacial surgery specializes in the surgical treatment of the mouth and jaw.  Some common procedures performed are removal of diseased and impacted teeth, dental implants, facial trauma, pathologic conditions (tumors or cysts), reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, facial pain, including TMJ disorders, and correction of dento-facial (bite) deformities and birth defects.

Orthopedics Surgery

Orthopeadic surgery involves the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures. Types of cases that are typically done are total joint replacements open and closed reductions of fractures, carpal tunnel release, and back/spinal surgery.

Otolarygology Surgery (ENT)

Ear, nose, and throat surgery involves surgical treatment for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems, and related structures of the head and neck.

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is concerned with the restoration of normal appearance and/or the desire to achieve cosmetic improvements.  Plastic surgery deals with the healing, reconstruction, restoration of function, and correction of disfigurement or scarring resulting from trauma or acquired or congenital defects.

Podiatric Surgery

Podiatric surgery involves surgery on a wide variety of foot and ankle conditions, involving common to complex disorders and injuries that affect people of all ages.

Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic surgery specializes in management of patients with conditions of the chest. This specialty includes providing surgical care to patients with cancers of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum, and diseases of the diaphragm.