NSMC's board-certified surgeons perform more than 17,000 surgical procedures every year, making us the leading surgical center on the North Shore.
Our exceptional surgeons consistently deliver positive results. We also consistently receive very high scores for preventing surgical infection.
Highlights of our outstanding surgical program include:
The Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care in Danvers, which offers more sophisticated services than any other outpatient facility in the region.
Cancer surgery - The Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center is the comprehensive cancer center formerly known as NSMC Cancer Center. We have an exceptional team of surgeons with extensive experience in breast cancer surgery, colon cancer surgery, gynecologic cancer surgery, lung cancer surgery, prostate cancer surgery and head and neck cancer surgery.
Cardiac surgery - Ours is the only comprehensive heart center on the North Shore with fully integrated cardiac services including angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention) and advanced cardiac surgery, electrophysiology, as well as a heart failure program, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular risk reduction and support groups. Our surgeons hold joint appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital and NSMC.
Minimally invasive techniques - from computer-guided sinus surgery to endoscopic colorectal surgery, NSMC offers the latest minimally invasive procedures to provide our patients with the best options for treatment and the added benefits of a smaller incision, less pain, shorter hospital stay, and faster recovery.
Neurosurgery - A Massachusetts General Hospital neurosurgeon is also on staff at an NSMC practice. He provides expert surgical treatment for patients with disorders affecting the brain, spine, spinal cord and nervous system. Working closely with NSMC Neurosurgery colleagues and physiatrists (pain treatment), he provides comprehensive neurosurgery service to North Shore patients.
Surgical weight loss The NSMC Bariatric program has been certified as a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery by the American College of Surgeons. It is also the largest surgical weight management program on the North Shore, offering open and laproscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, as well as laproscopic gastric banding.
Thoracic surgery - NSMC's Thoracic Surgery service includes a North Shore practice of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Thoracic Surgery. This practice offers a level of care unparalled in the North Shore community, including minimally invasive and traditional approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of cancerous and benign disorders of lungs, trachea, esophagus, chest wall, diaphragm and mediastinum. Through this unique partnership with MGH, NSMC is able to offer patients on the North Shore access to some of the nation's foremost experts in treating complex thoracic disease.
Total joint replacement - surgical replacement available using the most advanced technologies for hips, knees and shoulders.
Vascular procedures - using state-of-the-art technologies, our multidisciplinary team of vascular surgeons, cardiologists and interventional radiologists can provide the most advanced, minimally invasive vascular procedures.
