General Practitioners

• Osteoporosis
• Medical Weight Loss
  Problems with the pancreas are often caused by inflammation (pancreatitis), or a tumor. Tumors usually arise from the pancreas or surrounding bile ducts.
• Emergency Care
  A severe onset of these symptoms is sometimes referred to as a “gallbladder attack”. In some cases, if you are seen through the emergency room, you may be taken into surgery the same or next day. This is not always the case. If seen in your primary physician’s office for some or all of these symptoms, your doctor may order an Ultrasound, CT or CAT scan, hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan, or another test to identify or confirm gallstones.
• Colonoscopy
  Certain conditions of the colon can be diagnosed and treated with colonoscopy (i.e., polyps and bleeding). A polyp is a growth that occurs on the colon’s inner lining. The larger the polyp becomes, the greater the chance it can be cancerous (malignant).
• Constipation
• Electrocardiogram
  Certain specialized tests may be necessary prior to surgery. This includes blood tests, an EKG to check your heart, or a chest x-ray to name a few.
• Diarrhea
• Pneumonia
• Immunizations

Gynecologists

• Pregnancy

Internists

• Kidney Stones
  There are numerous tests that may be recommended to establish the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism. Such tests might include: neck ultrasound and/or sestamibi (nuclear medicine) exam. A bone density test may be used to see if the imbalance has increased your risk of osteoporosis. Urine and blood tests may be needed to check for kidney function and the presence of kidney stones. If criteria for surgery are felt appropriate, surgical intervention is curative of primary hyperparathyroidism.
• Colon Cancer
  The colon (also called the large bowel or large intestine) is a tubular structure made up of muscle. It absorbs water and helps prepare waste to be expelled. The colon is usually between 4 and 6 feet in length, the last 6 inches of which is called the rectum. The colon can develop many problems such as polyps, cancer, infection and inflammation.
• Endoscopy
  Endoscopy refers to the passage of a small lighted tube with a TV camera inside the upper or lower intestinal tract allowing the surgeon to inspect for signs of cancer or other disorders.
• Lung Cancer

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
• Thyroid
• Thyroid Cancer
  There are many disorders of the thyroid gland that can occur, and most do not require surgery. Thyroid problems that may necessitate surgery include hyperthyroidism resistant to medical management, an enlarged thyroid gland that is causing symptoms, suspicious thyroid nodules, and thyroid cancer.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
• MRI
  If an adrenal tumor is suspected based on symptoms or has been identified by X-ray, the patient should undergo blood and urine tests to determine if the tumor is over-producing hormones. Special X-ray tests, such as a CT scan, nuclear medicine scan, MRI or selective venous sampling are commonly used to locate the suspected adrenal tumor. Biopsy of an adrenal gland is rarely indicated prior to surgery. The only times this may be recommended is if there is suspicion of a metastatic tumor from a melanoma, lymphoma, lung, kidney, breast or intestinal cancer.
• X-Rays
• Nuclear Medicine
• Computed Tomography
• Chemotherapy
  Alpine Surgical offers the latest in cancer surgery. This surgery involves repairing or removing part of your body to diagnose or treat cancer and remains the foundation of cancer treatment. Your doctor may use cancer surgery to achieve any number of goals. Your surgeon may perform cancer surgery in order to diagnose your cancer or to treat it as a means of alleviating the symptoms it causes. Cancer surgery may be your only treatment. However, it is often supplemented with other treatments, such as radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and biological therapy.

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  The overall responsibility for trauma care falls under the auspices of general surgery. General surgeons must be able to deal initially with almost any surgical emergency. Often they are the first port of call to critically ill or gravely injured patients, and must perform a variety of procedures to stabilize such patients.
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Laparoscopic surgery, also known as “Minimally Invasive Surgery” (MIS) or “keyhole surgery”, is performed by using small or micro-incisions to accomplish a surgical procedure that traditionally would be performed through an open or large incision. To begin the surgery, the patient’s abdomen is inflated with Carbon Dioxide (CO2) to provide a working cavity for the surgeon. A laparoscope (small telescoping camera) is inserted through a working port (hollow plastic tube that introduces the camera and dissecting instruments). The image is magnified and transmitted onto a high-resolution monitor in the operating room. The surgeon then uses specialized instruments through the other incision points (ports) to carry out the procedure.
• Cyst Removal
• Vascular Surgery
  Vascular surgery is the treatment of surgery on patients with diseases of the arterial, venous, and lymphatic systems (excluding the intracranial and coronary arteries). Vascular surgery is indicated when a patient has vascular disease that cannot be treated by less invasive, nonsurgical treatments. Arterial disease is a condition in which blood clots, arteriosclerosis, and other vascular conditions occur in the arteries. Venous disease involves problems that occur in the veins. Some vascular conditions occur only in arteries, others occur only in the veins, and some affect both veins and arteries.
• Vasectomy
• Laparoscopy
  If diagnosed with appendicitis, surgery is the best option as medications cannot cure appendicitis. We prefer a minimally invasive technique for removing the appendix called laparoscopy. A small incision will be made beneath the belly button and a tiny video camera called a laparoscope will be inserted. Two additional small incisions will be made for the additional operating instruments, unless you are a candidate for SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopy). The blood vessels to the appendix will be sealed off and the appendix removed from the colon with a stapling device. The appendix is placed into a sterile bag and removed from your navel. This procedure usually takes 30 to 45 minutes. The incisions are closed with dissolvable sutures and covered with steri-strips or skin glue. Scarring and recovery are minimal.

Plastic Surgeons

• Botox
  Achalasia can be treated using oral medications, by dilating or stretching the esophagus, injecting muscle-relaxing medications directly into the esophagus (Botox), or through surgery (Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy). The type of surgery used to treat achalasia repairs the lower esophageal sphincter. This surgery usually requires an overnight stay in the hospital.
• Laparoscopic Surgery
  Today’s patients often have busy, active lifestyles. Through our patient-centered approach to surgery, our surgeons provide patients with smaller incisions, shorter hospital stays and quicker return to life’s activities. Whether you need to be at your son’s graduation or back on the trail, our team strives to offer state of the art options to get you back on your feet quickly. Ask us if you are a candidate for laparoscopic surgery today.

Dermatologists

• Skin Cancer
  A general surgeon is specially trained to perform surgery on all of the abdominal organs of the body, including the stomach, intestines (colon), rectum, esophagus, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, thyroid, parathyroid gland and adrenal gland. They perform surgery to cure conditions like hernia, perform breast cancer surgery and treat diseases of the skin including skin cancer. Many of our surgeons are specially trained in cancer surgery, also known as oncologic surgery.
• Cyst
• Ulcer
  An ulcer is literally a sore – a localized erosion of mucous membranes. An ulcer can result from infection, inflammation, or cancer. Certain foods, beverages, and substances like smoking, alcohol, caffeine, and aspirin can irritate the stomach and irritate ulcers.