General Surgery

General Surgery encompasses the treatment of patients with a wide range of problems including, but not limited to the abdomen and gastrointestinal tract, hernias, endocrine glands, colon and rectum, and obesity. The general surgical specialists at Baystate Surgical Associates are experts in these varied clinical areas who will care for patients in a supportive and compassionate way, using methods that are at the leading edge of surgical technology and state-of-the-art surgical equipment. Visiting surgeons from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Oklahoma and Peru come to Baystate Medical Center to train on new techniques and hernia surgery with Baystate Surgical Associates surgeons.

Specific specialty areas include: 

• Orthopedic Surgey
• Weight Loss Surgery Program
• Colorectal surgery
• Thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery
• Reflux, hiatal hernia, and other esophagogastric disorders
• Hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction
• Gallbladder and bile duct surgery
• Stomach and small bowel surgery
• Surgery of the spleen
• Urgent and emergent general surgery care
• General abdominal problems
• Minimally invasive methods

Meet our surgeons....

Baystate Medical Center delivers the highest level of weight loss surgery care according to the American College of Surgeons.  Accordingly, the ACS has re-accredited Baystate Medical Center as a Level 1 bariatric surgery center May 2010.   Learn more....
From minimally invasive to general surgery, from the routine to the complex, you can access surgical expertise that's second to none. Our range of surgical services continues to expand, and currently includes:

Our day surgery program offers the alternative of surgery without overnight hospitalization for most procedures.

Our experienced staff - surgeons, surgical nurses and technicians, anesthesiologists, pre-admission and post anesthesia care - performs thousands of surgical procedures annually.

Quality and Safety

Most recently, Baystate Medical Center and Baystate Franklin Medical Center's outpatient surgery services scored in the 100th percentile for "overall quality of care" in patient satisfaction reports issued by  Professional Research Consultants, Inc. (PRC). PRC is an independent agency that reviews and analyzes patient satisfaction for hospitals throughout the nation.

Independent evaluations and awards confirm Baystate Medical Center as one of the most successful hospitals nationwide in increasing patient safety and satisfaction and eliminating hospital-borne illnesses.  The Department of Surgery has made particular progress in:

• Preventing surgical infections
• Improving the overall quality of surgical care
• Achieving outstanding results in:
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  • Hip and Knee Replacement
  • Renal Transplant    

Tufts University School of Medicine Faculty

Most Baystate staff surgeons are on the faculty of the Tufts University School of Medicine, with its Western Campus based at Baystate Medical Center.  This helps them keep abreast of the latest developments and most up to date perspectives in modern medicine. In addition, the Department of Surgery offers education programs for Residents, Fellows and Medical Students.