Types of Services
Our hospital-based trauma and acute care surgeons are dedicated to the surgical and care management needs of patients at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Many of these patients are admitted to the hospital through Inova Trauma Center and Emergency Room after having sustained a serious injury or life-threatening condition.
Trauma expertise
- Emergent operative interventions for acute injuries
- Rib and sternal plating
Critical care
- Central line placement
- Arterial line placement
- Bronchosopy
- Tracheostomy
- Percutaneous gastrostomy
- Chest tube placement
General surgery
Appendectomy
Cholecystectomy (gallbladder surgery)
Hernia repair (inguinal, umbilical and abdominal wall, recurrent and complex)
Small and large bowel surgery
Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Colonoscopy and upper endoscopy
Diverticulitis
Bowel obstruction
Skin and soft tissue lesions
Minimally invasive surgery
Colonoscopy and upper endoscopy