Dr. Michael Kennedy, M.D.

Dr. Michael Kennedy MD, is a general surgeon based in Saint Albans, VT. He has served the Northern Vermont communities for greater than 20 years. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery and surgical gastroenterology. Dr Kennedy is one of the physician owners of GMSC.

Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame, 1986

University of Vermont College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1995

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Surgical Residency, 2000

Northwestern Medical Center

Laparoscopic and Open Hernia Repair, Hemorrhoidectomy, Lesion Excision, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Colonoscopy (with biopsy), Colonoscopy (with lesion removal), Diagnostic Colonoscopy, Screening Colonoscopy (no biopsy), Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (with biopsy).

Laparoscopic and open hernia repair

Laparoscopic hernia repair is a minimally invasive procedure performed using a laparoscope; a small, thin telescope-like instrument. Small incisions are made in the abdomen and the laparoscope is inserted through the small incisions to repair the hernia in the abdomen.

For open hernia repair, the surgeon makes a single cut over the hernia. The hernia is either removed or gently pressed back in to placed. Often, a piece of mesh is placed over the hernia location to strengthen the wall of the area.

Hemorrhoidectomy

A hemorrhoidectomy is a procedure to remove internal and external hemorrhoids. The surgeon places a rubber band around the base of the hemorrhoid. The band cuts off circulation, and the hemorrhoid falls off within a few days. Surgical hemorrhoidectomy is an effective treatment of extensive or severe hemorrhoids.