Division of General Surgery

Who We Are

The Division of General Surgery, under the direction of O. Joe Hines, MD, includes:
The Sections of Bariatric/Minimally Invasive Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, General Surgery at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica & Surgical Critical Care and Trauma.

Faculty of the Division of General Surgery practice at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica; as well as three affiliated hospitals:

Harbor/UCLA, West LA Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Olive View Medical Center.

What We Do

The Division of General Surgery offers consultative, diagnostic, and therapeutic services to both outpatients and inpatients:

The Division of General Surgery provides comprehensive surgical consultation and care in many subspecialties including colon and rectal surgery, trauma, pediatric surgery, endocrine surgery, bariatric surgery and multidisciplinary pancreas surgery.

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• Breast Center - Breast cancer and benign breast conditions.
  Phone: 424-259-8791
• Colon and Rectal Tract - Colon cancer, rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease.
  Phone: 310-794-7788
• Endocrine Glands - Thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, parathyroid diseases, adrenal tumors.
  Phone: 310-267-7838

• Esophagus - Abnormalities of the esophagus, structural problems, inflammatory disorders, malignancies.
  Phone: 800-825-2631
• Hernias - Lichstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA.
  Phone: 310-319-4080
• Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery - Surgery for weight loss.
  Phone: 310-825-7163

• Robotic surgery - Advanced minimally invasive surgery.
  Phone: 800-825-2631
• Trauma and Critical Care - Emergency care for the injured and critically ill.
  Phone: 310-794-7788