Surgical Care

The surgeons at UAB St. Vincent’s provide personalized surgical care to improve your quality of life and minimize your recovery time.

If your doctor has recommended surgery, our surgeons can provide the most advanced surgical treatment options based on your needs. We take the time to listen to you and answer your questions, then we work with you to create a customized care plan.

Our surgical care teams are experienced in the latest minimally invasive surgery techniques, which require only a few small incisions (cuts) and allow for faster healing and fewer complications compared to traditional open surgery. Some of our locations are equipped with the most advanced image-guided and robotic-assisted surgical technology.

Some of the procedures we perform include:

• Bariatric surgery
• Breast surgery
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Eye surgery, including cataract surgery
• Gallbladder surgery
• Gastrointestinal surgery
• General surgery
• Gynecologic surgery
• Hernia repair surgery
• Pain management procedures
• Vascular surgery

Complete care

Providing complete care means that we coordinate everything for you, from consultations and pre-operative testing to follow-up care for your recovery and pain management needs. If you need additional imaging scans, lab testing, pharmacy support, or specialty care, we help you navigate the process.We also provide personalized wound-healing services and rehabilitation and physical therapy after surgery, if needed.

Your surgeon works with you and your doctor as part of your care team and stays involved throughout your recovery.

Frequently asked questions