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When you need surgery, experience and outcomes matter. Our surgeons and OR teams have expertise in the latest surgical techniques, including minimally invasive and robotic procedures that reduce pain and shorten hospitalizations.
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UI Health Care offers a comprehensive range of surgical services. Our surgeons are dedicated to delivering the highest quality care, which leads to successful outcomes for you and your family.

We use the newest surgical techniques and the latest medical discoveries to provide the best possible care. In addition to traditional surgeries we offer minimally invasive and robotic surgeries that reduce pain, minimize incisions and shorten hospital stays.

Pain management, nutrition and social and psychological services are part of our holistic approach to patient care. Our multidisciplinary care teams include surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, technologists, and support staff.

Our surgeons offer a wide range services, including:

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Surgery

Our Surgical Services

Our surgeons work closely with colleagues in the Department of Anesthesia to prepare our patients for optimal surgical outcomes through presurgical evaluation clinics, including:

Acute Care Surgery
Acute Care Surgery consists of health care providers with a special interest in general surgery, emergency general surgery, trauma, burns, and surgical and neurosciences intensive care unit with a full spectrum of care consultation services.
Presurgical Evaluation Clinic (PEC)
A provider trained in perioperative medicine will evaluate patients in clinic based on chronic health conditions prior to surgery. During your surgical workup, you will be asked a series of questions and your medical history will be reviewed to determine how your presurgical evaluation will be carried out.
Anemia Management Clinic
The UI Health Care Anemia Management Clinic offers comprehensive diagnoses and therapy for anemia management for elective surgery, pregnancy, and chronic medical conditions.

Why Choose Us for Your Surgery?

 

As Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics has a long-standing reputation for patient care quality, creativity, and excellence.

In fact, many of the innovative surgical techniques used far and wide were developed by our experienced team of world-class physicians and researchers. Our highly sophisticated facilities are specially designed to accommodate the very latest techniques and technologies.

  • We are a major regional referral center for complex surgical procedures.
  • During an average year, we perform nearly 24,000 major surgeries.
  • Our highly specialized experts work together in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver patient-centered care.
  • We pioneered techniques or were first in the state, nation or, in some cases, the world, to perform many procedures using robotic and minimally invasive surgical techniques. Many of these procedures reduce postoperative pain and scarring, and allow a faster recovery.
  • Our advanced facilities allow UI surgeons to customize the setting and anesthetic options for each individual patient. This customization may lead to decreased postoperative pain, fewer side-effects, and faster recovery— all with the same high-quality outcome.
  • Several of our surgeons and anesthesiologists are recognized as Best Doctors®.
  • The American College of Surgeons, the nationwide association of surgeons, certified UI Hospitals & Clinics as a Level I Trauma Center – the highest designation possible for trauma care. We are the only Level I Trauma Center for both adult and pediatric patient care in Iowa.
  • As an academic medical center, we are proud to have trained many of the excellent practicing surgeons and anesthesiologists across the state.
  • Our patients have convenient access to their medical records through MyChart, a confidential online service that allows patients to review their personal test results, ask about prescription renewals, or request or change appointments electronically.
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has renewed our accreditation status for their national Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (BSCOE) Program until 2016.
  • The American Nurses Credentialing Center awarded UI Hospitals & Clinics the state's first Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence in 2004, and granted Magnet re-designation three times for four years (2008, 2013 and 2018).

Whether your primary care provider recommends the surgeon for your upcoming surgery or you select the surgeon yourself, familiarize yourself with his or her qualifications.

  • A board certified surgeon has completed years of residency training and has demonstrated knowledge and competency measured by a successful completion of a rigorous exam.
  • Look for the FACS certification after the surgeon’s name. This means that he/she has passed a thorough evaluation of professional competence and ethical fitness. Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons indicates that the surgeon is committed to the welfare of the patient above any other considerations.
  • Review the outcome data available for the type of surgery you will be having.
  • Ask your surgeon how many of your type of operation he/she has performed over the past year. Studies have shown that surgical outcomes tend to be higher if the surgeon has performed a high number of the surgeries.
  • Your surgeon should practice at a reputable hospital.

Check the hospital’s accreditations, including The Joint Commission (an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits health care organizations in the U.S.) and Magnet designation (awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence).

  • Is the hospital rated highly by government, consumer, or other groups, such as U.S. News & World Report?
  • Does the hospital have experience and a history of success with the type of surgery you require?
  • What are the complication and infection rates?
  • Does the hospital track quality of care and work to improve it?
  • Does your surgeon practice there?
  • Is your procedure covered by your health plan?

Surgical Innovations and Other Firsts at UI Health Care

"We were the first hospital in Iowa to perform an auditory brain stem implant."
"We are the first and only hospital in Iowa to use a reconstructive surgical technique called distraction osteogenesis to aid patients of all ages with airway and craniofacial anomalies (1990-1999)"
"We were the first hospital in the world to use robotic surgery for removal of an adrenal carcinoma (an aggressive, deadly tumor) and an adrenal mass from a pediatric patient."
"We were the first hospital in the world to use robotic surgery for the Ladd's procedure, which corrects a condition in which the intestines do not rotate properly and are at risk for cutting off their own blood supply by twisting."
"We were the first hospital in the world to use robotic surgery for removal of a colon from a child."
"We were the first hospital in the world to use robotic surgery for removal of the entire colon and rectum with an ileal pull-through in either an adult or a child."
"We were the first hospital in Iowa to surgically repair injuries to the inferior alveolar nerve, which supplies feeling to the lower lip and chin."
"We were the first hospital in Iowa to surgically repair injuries to the lingual nerve, which supplies feeling and taste to the tongue."
"We performed robotic surgery on what was at that time the smallest patient ever in the world (5.06 pounds) to undergo robotic surgery."
"We performed surgery on the only neonate in the world to undergo congenital diaphragmatic hernia repairs using robotic surgery."
"In the 1940s, the Iowa Cleft Palate program was one of first established in the United States."

Locations and Offices

Ambulatory Surgery Center
41670 Pomerantz Family Pavilion (PFP)
Level 4, Elevator L
1-319-356-7876
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In Medical Center University
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Burn Treatment Center
8322 John W. Colloton Pavilion (JCP)
Level 8, Elevator F
1-319-356-2496
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Burn Treatment Center at UI Hospitals & Clinics
In Medical Center University
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Dr. Peter J.R. Jebson Hyperbaric Medicine Facility
5866 John Pappajohn Pavilion (JPP)
Level 5, Elevator I
1-319-356-8220
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Hyperbaric Medicine Facility interior image
In Medical Center University
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic
1577 John W. Colloton Pavilion (JCP)
Level 1, Elevator F
1-319-356-7941
Clinic
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic at UI Hospitals & Clinics
In Medical Center University
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Presurgical Evaluation Clinic
1400 John W. Colloton Pavilion (JCP)
Level 1, Elevator F
1-319-384-8906
Clinic
Surgery Speciality Clinic Entrance at UI Hospitals & Clinics
In Medical Center University
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Surgery Specialty Clinic
1400 John W. Colloton Pavilion (JCP)
Level 1, Elevator F
1-319-356-2110
Clinic
Surgery Speciality Clinic Entrance at UI Hospitals & Clinics
In Medical Center University
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Surgery Suite
Level 2
1-319-339-3677
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Surgery Waiting Area
In Medical Center Downtown
500 E. Market Street, Iowa City, IA 52245
Surgery, Iowa City, Jefferson Street
Suite 205
Level 2
1-319-688-7880
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General surgery clinic at the Iowa City, Jefferson Street location
In Iowa City, Jefferson Street
540 E. Jefferson St., Iowa City, IA 52245

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Educational Resources

Facts about pelvic organ prolapse surgery
Life After Bariatric Surgery
Information About Bariatric Surgery
Tools for change with bariatric surgery
Emergency burn care instructions
Post-bariatric surgery
How to properly use your medications
Pre-operative bariatric surgery FAQs
Bariatric surgery hospital stay FAQs
Intimacy after burns
Preventing arm swelling after breast cancer surgery and radiation
What is gastric bypass surgery?
Burn patient education videos
Dietary guidelines post bariatric surgery
Should I have bariatric surgery?
The golden rules of bariatric nutrition and lifestyle guidelines
What is sleeve gastrectomy?
Exercise after bariatric surgery
Going back to work after bariatric surgery
Birth control and pregnancy after bariatric surgery
Long-term follow-up for bariatric surgery
Potential problems following bariatric surgery
How effective is bariatric surgery?
Risks of bariatric surgery
Am I a candidate for bariatric surgery?
General FAQs about bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery diet-related FAQs

Support Groups

Burn/Necrotizing Fasciitis Support Group

For Burn and Necrotizing Fasciitis patients this group gives patients the chance to share personal experiences and find community through group discussions.

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