Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
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University of Iowa Health Care’s gastrointestinal (GI) surgery team provides expert care for conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestines, and abdominal wall. Whether you’re dealing with reflux(GERD), hernia, or complex weight-related conditions, we offer personalized treatment built around your needs. Using advanced minimally invasive and robotic-assisted techniques, we focus on improving outcomes while making your experience as comfortable and seamless as possible.
Experts in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery
We specialize in minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, using advanced technology to treat both routine and complex conditions. These approaches allow our surgeons to operate with precision through smaller incisions, which typically leads to less discomfort and a quicker recovery.
For many patients, this means shorter hospital stays, less pain after surgery, and a faster return to daily life. Our fellowship-trained surgeons have extensive experience in areas such as bariatric and metabolic surgery, including complex revisional procedures, as well as foregut (upper GI) and anti-reflux surgery, and advanced hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction.
Your treatment plan is tailored to your needs. We carefully select the surgical approach that best fits your condition, your goals, and your long-term health.
Coordinated, multidisciplinary care
Your care doesn’t rely on just one provider. It’s supported by a coordinated team of experts who work together throughout your treatment. Our surgeons collaborate closely with specialists in gastroenterology, endocrinology, anesthesia, radiology, and other specialty clinics to consider every part of your care.
This coordination allows us to plan safer procedures and support smoother recoveries. You’ll also benefit from the expertise of dietitians, specialized nurses, and other care team members who are focused on your long-term success and not just your surgery. No matter how straightforward or complex your case may be, your care is thoughtfully coordinated from start to finish.
Our commitment to innovation and excellence
As part of an academic medical center, we are actively involved in research and innovation to improve how surgical care is delivered. We continuously evaluate new techniques and technologies to enhance safety, outcomes, and your overall experience.
You can feel confident knowing you’re receiving care from a team that combines advanced expertise, leading-edge technology, and a commitment to putting you at the center of everything we do.
Gastrointestinal surgery treatments
- Bariatric surgery
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Single-anastomosis duodenoileal bypass (SADI-S)
- Revision of gastric bypass
- GI Endobariatric Procedures
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG)
- Endoscopic revision of gastric bypass
- Transoral outlet reduction (TORe)
- Endo Medical Weight Management
- Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy (GLP-1 and newer agents)
- Structured lifestyle and nutrition programs
- Behavioral health integration
- Preoperative weight optimization for other surgeries
- Anti-reflux surgery
- Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Diaphragmatic Hernia Repairs
- Heller myotomy
- Repair of esophageal perforation
- Removal of benign esophageal tumors
- Partial gastrectomy
- Removal of gastric submucosal tumors (including GIST)
- Repair of perforated gastric ulcer
- Repair of perforated duodenal ulcer
- Gastropexy for gastric volvulus
- Surgery for gastric outlet obstruction
- Median Arcuate Ligament Release
- Minimally invasive and open incisional hernia repair
- Component separation techniques
- Transversus abdominis release (TAR)
- Soft tissue reconstruction
- Hernia repair
Gastrointestinal conditions treated
- Obesity
- Hernias
- Abdominal wall defects
- Hiatal Hernia
- Other diaphragmatic hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Severe or medication-resistant reflux
- Achalasia
- Swallowing disorders
- Esophageal motility disorders
- Food impaction or difficulty swallowing
- Recurrent reflux after prior surgery
- Complications from prior foregut surgery
- Benign tumors of the esophagus
- Benign tumors of the stomach
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)
- Perforated ulcer
- Gastric volvulus (twisted stomach)
- Gastric outlet obstruction
Our Care Team
UI Health Care gastrointestinal surgeons offer the most advanced treatments for all types of digestive and abdominal conditions.