Deputy Head of Department, Acting Head of Department
Tra Quoc Tuan
Department of General Surgery
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Department of General Surgery
INTRODUCTION
The Department of General Surgery is the founding department of the surgical division, dating back to the establishment of the hospital. It specializes in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of conditions requiring surgical intervention across many fields, including gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary-pancreatic, urological, thyroid, breast, trauma and burns, benign and malignant tumors, and neurosurgery. After many years of hospital development, in April 2025 the Department of General Surgery officially took on an in-depth specialization in the surgical treatment of gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases.
Beyond drug treatment, some gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases require surgical intervention. Located on the 3rd floor of Block D of Tra Vinh General Hospital, the Department of General Surgery has 75 beds and is one of the hospital's leading surgical departments. The department continually improves its professional quality and is steadily deepening its expertise in the optimal treatment of digestive tract diseases, so as to remain a reliable source of health care for the community.
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
The Department of General Surgery performs most surgical procedures and techniques in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgery.
Emergency surgery for conditions such as: appendicitis, cholecystitis, complicated colonic diverticulitis, intestinal obstruction, hollow organ perforation, and injuries to digestive and abdominal organs (liver, spleen, ruptured hollow organs, etc.),…
Elective surgery with the following techniques
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic liver cyst deroofing
- Common bile duct exploration and stone removal
- Biliary-enteric anastomosis
- Splenectomy
- Hernia surgery: inguinal hernia mesh repair (laparoscopic TEP and TAPP, open Lichtenstein repair), use of synthetic mesh in abdominal wall hernia surgery (laparoscopic IPOM, IPOM Plus and open repair)
- Excisional hemorrhoidectomy (Milligan–Morgan), Longo stapled hemorrhoidopexy, treatment of chronic anal fissure, surgery for anal fistula and perianal abscess
- Colostomy closure
- Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage, ultrasound-guided abscess drainage
TRAINING & RESEARCH
- Participation in training and scientific research: clinical supervision of medical and nursing students, and of trainees completing practice requirements for their practicing licenses at the department.
- Research and application of new technical advances in surgery.
- Teaching in the Basic Laparoscopy training course
- Participation in provincial outreach and technology transfer to lower-level facilities.
- Interdepartmental coordination in the diagnosis, treatment and case consultation of complex cases.
EQUIPMENT
In coordination with other departments, the Department of General Surgery has full diagnostic and treatment facilities, including ultrasound, CT, MRI, endoscopy and interventional endoscopy equipment, laparoscopic surgery systems,…
The department's enema room and beds are purpose-designed, making it convenient for elderly patients who need bowel cleansing before colonoscopy or surgery.
Modern facilities and equipment, notably the hospital's On-Demand Treatment Area, help patients feel comfortable and recover quickly after surgery during their treatment at the hospital.
STAFF
The department currently has a staff of 34 members.
Head of Department, Specialist Doctor Grade II (CKII): Tra Quoc Tuan, with more than 35 years of experience in surgery
Deputy Head of Department, Specialist Doctor Grade II (CKII): Le Thi Duc Minh, with more than 15 years of experience in surgery
The team includes 12 doctors (including 4 Specialist Doctors Grade I (CKI), 1 doctor pursuing a PhD in Taiwan, 3 doctors in Specialist Grade I (CKI) training, and 5 general practitioners)
And 20 nurses (including 9 with a Bachelor of Nursing)
