At Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, we're committed to finding and utilizing surgical methods and tools that, in certain cases, offer meaningful patient benefits not available with traditional methods. Current technology includes:

• Endoscopes, which include a variety of advanced optical devices that allow doctors to view internal areas without making large incisions, and often with no incision at all.
  
• Miniature video cameras that give surgeons and their teams an immediate, close-up look at the situation.
  
• Laparoscopic devices, which are specialized instruments that (in many cases) permit access and treatment through very small incisions.
  
• Lasers, which enhance precision, control and selectivity of treatment for certain procedures.
  
• Electro-surgical devices, which are versatile alternatives to the laser or scalpel for certain functions.
  

With specially trained surgeons using them, these and other tools just emerging make possible today's "good news" about easier surgery.

Excellence… In The Here And Now
MMC Infusion Center
Short- and long-term intravenous (IV) infusion therapy.

Neurosurgery
Brain tumors and spinal tumors
Brain lab and microdiscectomy

Sinus, Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
Endoscopic sinus surgery

Oral Surgery
Facial Reconstructive Surgery, TMJ repair for chronic jaw pain

Gastroenterology
Removal of obstructing intestinal tumors

Dermatology

Cardiovascular

1. Off-Pump Heart By-Pass procedures
   
2. Endoscopic Vein Harvesting - minimally invasure for grafts, less or lower infection rate.

   * More information is offered to PT's - please contact Dr. Hall.

Good News Travels Fast
At Methodist Medical Center, excellence is a daily reality. We make sure doctors, the staff, and most importantly, our patients, have access to technologies that can make a difference. It's why we have consistently utilized advanced surgical techniques and plan to continue development of minimally invasive approaches in the future.

Currently, we put these tools and methods to work in a variety of procedures -- from general surgery such as gallbladder removal, hernia repair and hemorrhoids to gynecology, urology, dermatology and many other specialties.