Delivering top-notch care from board-certified surgeons

Our skilled General Surgical team provides superb service close to home, performed by people you can get to know. At all of our locations throughout the region, patients receive state-of-the-art surgical care.

For more complex conditions, the SMDC Health System network includes a wide array of subspecialties so that you'll be supported with expert knowledge — before, during and after your operation. 

Improved technology means better outcomes

Operations in the last 25 years have evolved and improved dramatically. It used to be that "inpatient" surgery (staying overnight one or more days in the hospital) was required for	Location SMDC Medical Center Duluth Clinic 3rd Street Building 400 E. Third St., Duluth Fourth Floor
most major operations, and that "outpatient" surgeries (going home a few hours after a	Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
procedure) were only for minor operations. These days, more and more of the major surgeries we do can be performed — when it's right for the patient — using high-tech, minimally invasive methods.	Phone (218) 786-1234

These minimally invasive surgical procedures often use tiny tools inserted into small entry points in the body. That usually means lower pain levels and less recovery time, getting patients back to their lives more quickly — and sometimes even getting them home the same day.

Conventional, open, inpatient procedures are still the best technique for many conditions, and we are experts in the latest techniques for these as well.