Open Surgery

These are only general guidelines and not meant to replace instructions from a physician. Please talk with your physician about your specific condition.

About Open Surgery

While most surgical conditions today can be treated with minimally invasive techniques, some still require open surgery. Ask your physician for more details on your specific procedure.

Open Surgery

CONDITIONS DIAGNOSED OR TREATED BY THESE PROCEDURES:

While most surgical conditions today can be treated with minimally invasive techniques, some still require open surgery. Ask your physician for more details on your specific procedure.

PROCEDURE LOCATIONS:

  • North Memorial Medical Center
  • Maple Grove Hospital
  • North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center, Maple Grove
  • Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • North Metro Surgery Center
  • Buffalo Hospital
  • Monticello Surgery Center

 

Surgeons Who Perform Open Surgery

Adrianne L. Bowen, MD

Adrianne L. Bowen, MD, MBA, FACS

SPECIAL MEDICAL INTERESTS:

  • Breast cancer
  • High-risk breast disease
  • Benign breast disease
  • Endoscopy
  • Minimally invasive laparoscopic/robotic general surgery
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Munyaradzi Chimukangara, MD, FACS

SPECIAL MEDICAL INTERESTS:

  • Advanced laparoscopy
  • Robotic assisted surgery
  • Reflux disease/GERD
  • Paraesophageal hernia
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Gallbladder surgery
  • Weight loss (bariatric) surgery
  • GI surgery
  • Abdominal wall hernias
  • Groin hernias
  • Upper endoscopy
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Jonathan C. Gipson, MD

Jonathan C. Gipson, MD, FACS

Special Medical Interests:

  • Gastrointestinal surgery
  • Pancreas and foregut (esophagus and stomach) cancer surgery
  • Complex laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures, including gastric bypass, gastric sleeve and hiatal hernia
  • Emergency surgical procedures
  • Surgical management of trauma
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Kamrun Jenabzadeh, MD

Kamrun Jenabzadeh, MD, FACS

Special Medical Interests:

  • Robotic assisted surgery
  • Advanced laparoscopy
  • Reflux disease
  • Achalasia
  • Gallbladder pathology
  • Benign and malignant gastrointestinal pathology
  • Colorectal oncology
  • Complex hernias
  • Groin hernias
  • Complex ventral and hiatal hernias
  • Endocrine, such as adrenal, thyroid and parathyroid diseases
  • Diastasis recti
  • Colonic endometriosis
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Kourtney L. Kemp, MD

Kourtney L. Kemp, MD, FACS

Special Medical Interests:

  • Esophageal disease and diagnostics
  • Heartburn/reflux
  • Robotic and laparoscopic surgeries
  • Hernia surgery
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Colon/bowel/gallbladder disease
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Steven J. Kern, MD

Steven J. Kern, MD, FACS

Special Medical Interests:

  • Robotic surgery
  • Gallbladder Surgery
  • Hernia Surgery
  • Surgery for Esophageal Reflux
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Matthew K. Kissner, MD

Matthew K. Kissner, MD, FACS

Special Medical Interests:

  • Minimally invasive surgery for hernia repair
  • Complex repair of ventral/incisional hernia
  • Robotic surgery, advanced laparoscopic surgery
  • Colon surgery
  • Thyroid surgery
  • Parathyroid surgery
  • Colonoscopy and upper endoscopy
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Sarah J. Lippert, MD

Sarah J. Lippert, MD, FACS

Special Medical Interests:

  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Advanced esophageal procedures
  • Trauma surgery
  • Hernia surgery
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Corey J. Stennes, MD

Corey J. Stennes, MD, FACS

Special Medical Interests:

  • Thyroid disease
  • Parathyroid disease
  • Adrenal disease
  • Repair of complex hernias
  • Hiatal hernia and reflux surgery
  • Gastrointestinal malignancies
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Mallory J. Yelenich-Huss, MD, FACS

SPECIAL MEDICAL INTERESTS:

  • Benign and malignant breast disease management
  • Breast surgical oncology
  • Hidden scar surgery
  • Surgical management of skin cancers
  • Soft tissue tumors/lesions
  • Acute care general surgery
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