The basic directions of scientific - practical activity of the surgical department are the following:

1. Development of surgery of extra cranial sections of branches of aorta arch directed on prevention of acute disorders of brain blood circulation and rehabilitation of patients with neurological symptomatology;
2. Optimization of diagnostics and surgical treatment of nodular and diffuse-toxic goiter; treatment and prevention of recurrent goiter;
3. Improvement of current low invasive technologies in abdominal surgery;

According to the primary goals of the Surgery Department patients can receive the specialized surgical help at the following pathology:

• Stenosis of carotid and vertebral arteries;
• Pathological convolution of  carotid and vertebral arteries;
• Diseases of thyroid glands, parathyroids,  adrenal glands;

• Diseases of gullet;
• Chronic stomach ulcer  and duodenum  including complicated by penetration , stenosis, relapses of  bleeding in anamnesis;
• Diseases of operated stomach;
• Gall-stone  disease and its complications, polyps of gall-bladder;
• Pathology of bile-excreting channels;
• Chronic pancreatitis and its complications (cysts of pancreas, stones of channels, etc.);
• Benign neoplasms of pancreas,  liver;
• Benign neoplasms of stomach and large intestine;
• Trachea stenosis, benign neoplasms of tracheas, bronchial tubes and lungs;
• Spleen diseases;
• Hernias of esophageal opening and gastroesophageal reflux disease;
• Stomach hernias , including postoperative;
• Peritoneal commissaries of abdominal cavity;
• Varicose diseases of lower extremities;

The operational block is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment  allowing performing mini-invasive and organo-preserving operative interventions.

 The list of operative interventions:

• Reconstructive operations on carotid and vertebral arteries directed on prevention of acute disorders of   brain blood circulation and creation of conditions for better rehabilitation of the patients with stroke  or transitory ischemic attack;
• Operations on endocrine organs;
• Resection of  liver concerning tumors;
• Operations on restoration of  throat gleam and  trachea;
• Plastic of  gullet;
• Reconstructive operations on bile-excreting ways;

Reconstructive and organ preserving interventions in:

• Lungs,  trachea and bronchial tubes;
• Stomach;
• Intestine

Operations with use of endovideosurgical equipment at:

• Gall-stone  disease , chronic calculous cholecystitis;
• Gall-bladder polyps ;
• Hernias of stomach;
• Hernias of esophageal opening and gastroesophageal reflux disease ;
• Benign neoplasms of stomach and large intestine;
• Spleen diseases;
• Peritoneal commissaries of abdominal cavity;
• Operations at  liver cysts;
• Varicose diseases of lower extremities.

Personnel:
 
Tengiz V. GUGESHASHVILI - Head of the Department, Ph.D.

• Senior lecturer;
• Top category surgeon;
• The member of the Belarusian Society of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons,  the Russian Society of Surgeons - Gastroenterologists;
• The author of 30 published works, including monographies 'Tracheobrochoplastic Operations', Vitebsk, 1996, a patent # 1747 'The Nozzle to the Device of Local Darsonvalism for Ozone Reception';
• The author of 4 innovations.

Alexander M. SHESTERNYA 

• Top category surgeon;
• The author of 10 published works.

Alexander N. KULAZHENKO

• Surgeon of the first qualifying category;
• The author of 10 published works.

Armen K.MELOYAN

• Surgeon of the first qualifying category;
• The author of 8 published works.

Edward A. POVELITSA

• Surgeon of the first qualifying category
• Top category oncologist;
• The author of 5 published works.

 Igor A.SANETS

• Surgeon;
• The author of 2 published works.

The surgical department is a clinical base for the Chairs of Surgical Diseases #1 and #3 of Gomel State Medical University. Professor Anichkin Vladimir Vladimirovich and the senior lecturer Gugeshashvili Tengiz Vardenovich read lectures and provide seminars for students of the 4th, 5th, and 6th years of studying.

The citizens of Belarus can receive free medical aid in the Center and the citizens of other states can obtain the scheduled surgical help on a paid basis.