Lifespan Surgical Services
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Surgery
The department of surgery at Rhode Island Hospital provides state-of-the-art services for inpatients and outpatients. The hospital's surgeons have expertise in:
- Bariatric (weight loss) surgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Colorectal surgery
- Cosmetic surgery
- Endocrine surgery
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- General and gastrointestinal surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Ophthalmic surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pediatric hand surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
- The Minimally Invasive Urology Institute
- Transfusion-free Medicine and Surgery
- Trauma Center at Rhode Island Hospital
![Pediatric surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/media_card/public/2021-02/Klinge%20Surgery_76.jpg?h=c2327463&itok=fLG9Szn2)
Refer a Patient to Rhode Island Hospital
During business hours, call 401-272-1800 or fax 401-751-5124.
After hours call 401-521-0900 and page the surgeon on call.
Areas of Special Expertise
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Valve replacement and repair
- Defibrillator implantation
- Emergency medicine/critical care and trauma
- Pediatric orthopedic surgery
- Vitrectomy and retinal detachment surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Vascular surgery for distal vascular reconstruction and renovascular hypertension
- Bariatric surgery
Cutting-Edge Technology
The Surgical Services division’s specialized equipment includes:
- Lasers
- Laparoscopy (endoscopy video monitoring for multiple specialties and arthroscopy)
- Rapid infusion sets
- Specialized monitoring for carotid and spinal surgery
- Harmonic scalpel (developed and pioneered at Rhode Island Hospital)
- Image intensifiers
- Heart/lung machines
![Patients and medical staff at Lifespan Surgical Services, Wayland Square](/sites/default/files/styles/media_card/public/2021-03/lifespan_surgical_services_wayland_square.jpg?h=dd322bb8&itok=F4In9H8D)