Brookings Health System

General Surgery

4.6792307692308 stars - 442 reviews
4.68 of 5 (450 ratings)

general-surgery.jpgGeneral surgery focuses on surgical procedures performed in the abdomen, including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts, appendix and thyroid. General surgery also deals with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, trauma, and hernias.

Our general surgeons can perform many procedures laparoscopically or robotically. Some of the most common general surgery procedures include:

  • Appendectomy to remove the appendix
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Cholecystectomy to remove the gallbladder, including da Vinci gall bladder surgery
  • Colonoscopy
  • Hemorrhoidectomy to remove hemmorrhoids
  • Hernia repairs
  • Mastectomy to remove all or part of the breast

Watch & Learn

Cody Butler talks about his hernia repair and the well coordinated, local care he received. Flandreau father-of-two Matthew Knippling talks about his son’s emergency appendectomy at Brookings Health System, and Brookings' Joel Perry shares his experience having same-day gallbladder removal surgery. 

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Alan Christensen, M.D.

Alan Christensen, M.D.

0 stars - 0 reviews
  • General Surgery
  • Sanford Clinic Brookings
  • Brookings Hospital
Sara Marroquin, MD, MPH

Sara Marroquin, MD, MPH

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4.6877777777778 stars - 81 reviews
  • General Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Breast Conserving Surgery
  • Avera Medical Group Specialty Care
  • Brookings Hospital
4.69 of 5 (81 ratings, 33 comments)
Theresa Oey, M.D.

Theresa Oey, M.D.

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4.7425123152709 stars - 203 reviews
  • General Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Avera Medical Group Specialty Care
  • Brookings Hospital
4.74 of 5 (206 ratings, 101 comments)