Procedures Preformed by Dr. Gary A. Birken, MD

• Adrenalectomy
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Colectomy
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Esophagomyotomy
• Excision of Bile Duct Tumor
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Testicular Lesion
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Orchiectomy
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
• Repair of Anal and Rectal Defects (Anoplasty, Repair of Imperforate Anus, Sphincteroplasty, Rectal Graft)
• Spinal Nerve Block
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy