Practice Area Information

A regional leader in surgery practice, six board-certified or board-eligible surgeons provide Southern Indiana Surgery patients with high-quality, cost-effective care to patients primarily coming from Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings, Brown, Decatur and Shelby counties. To learn more about specific procedures, select their links below.

Vascular Surgery
(including dialysis mapping, varicose and spider veins, aneurysms)
Vascular surgery is the discipline of medicine which focuses on the disorders and treatment of blood vessels throughout the body (with the exception of heart and intracranial vessels). Vascular surgeons use interventional radiology and endoscopy to observe internal structures and to diagnose problems.
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Weight Loss Surgery
Bariatrics is the branch of medicine concerned with the management of obesity and allied diseases. As more and more adults face obesity and related medical conditions - such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and asthma - this area of medicine is becoming increasingly important. Drs. David J. Lee and Stephanie E. Dunkle-Blatter of Southern Indiana Surgery have received specialized training in bartiatric surgery and lead the Weight Loss Surgery Center at Columbus Regional Hospital. Click now to view the Bariatric Center Page.

Comprehensive Breast Surgery
(including lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node care)
Southern Indiana Surgery works hand in hand with the award-winning Breast Center at Columbus Regional Hospital to provide the highest levels of care supported by the latest in technology. Knowing that long wait times for care increase anxiety, our goal is to greatly reduce the turnaround time for women to receive care. We offer innovative solutions including the most advanced technologies and the use of nurse navigators who partner with our patients to walk them through the entire process.
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General Surgery
(including colon cancer treatment, bowel surgery, basic hernia repair)
General surgery is the subspecialty of surgery that diagnoses, evaluates, treats and operates (where appropriate) on various parts of the body, such as the colon.

Trauma Surgery
Southern Indiana Surgery has a great deal of experience working with the critically injured in time of bodily trauma.

Lung Cancer Surgery
(pneumonectomy)
Surgery is often done to get a closer look at the inside of the the lungs and to help treat lung problems. If a mass is found in the lung, surgery can help determine its cause.

Gastroenterology Surgery
Surgery involving the function and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, including stomach, intestines, and associated organs.

Laparoscopic Surgery
(including laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair and laproscopic cholecystectomy surgery)
Also referred to as minimally invasive surgery describes the performance of surgical procedures with the assistance of a video camera and several thin instruments.