Surgical Institute of South Dakota, PC

⭐️Welcome to our Surgical Institute Team! ⭐️

We are thrilled to introduce our newest team member, Kyle White, CNP. Kyle is a recent SDSU graduate and he will be a wonderful addition to our healthcare family!

Kyle will be working closely with Avera McKennan Hospital to provide top notch care for the Acute Surgical Service. He will assist in caring for trauma, critical care and emergent surgical patients.

Please join us in giving Kyle a warm welcome!!

Welcome aboard, Kyle! ⭐️🏥🩺

Finding a high level of colore**al cancer care -- close to home It's the second-leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women combined -- but top care is available close to home.

⭐️Welcome to our Team! ⭐️

We are thrilled to introduce our newest team member, Chelsey Strand, a highly skilled and dedicated CNP. She will be a wonderful addition to our healthcare family!

Chelsey will be working closely with Avera McKennan Hospital to provide top notch care for the Acute Surgical Service. A service Surgical Instiute has provided to Avera for over 15 years. She will assist in caring for trauma, critical care and emergent surgical patients.

Please join us in giving Chelsey a warm welcome! We are excited to see the positive impact she will have on our patients and our practice.

Welcome aboard, Chelsey! ⭐️🏥🩺👩🏻‍⚕️

Met with S.D. members of American College of Surgeons to discuss important health care issues affecting South Dakota’s rural communities.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic healthcare team! This provider would assist our surgeons in support of the Trauma and Acute Surgical Coverage Services Program at Avera McKennan Hospital.

Position: Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Type: Full-Time

To apply, send your resume to [email protected]. Make a difference in patient care with us!

Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner: Explore a Career with Surgical Institute Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner : Explore a Career with Surgical Institute

Keeley Pollman, a USD PA program graduate and current SI provider is paving the way for future USD PA graduates. Keeley has been a Clinical Instructor for USD students for over 16 years and we are beyond grateful for the knowledge she has passed on to future Physician Assistants! We are so proud of you, Keeley! 🩺🥼👩🏼‍⚕️🤍

USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Keeley Pollman, PA — Midwest Medical Edition For 16 years, Keeley Pollman has worked daily with advanced practice providers, physicians, nurses and therapists as a Physician Assistant at Surgical Institute of South Dakota. She says the physician assistant program at the USD School of Health Sciences was excellent preparation for the collaborat

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Practical Guide to Obesity Medicine | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | October 5, 2023 Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth, with guests Dr. Zoilo Lansang from Avera Medical Group Comprehensive Weight Management and Dr. Bradley Thaemert from ...

https://youtu.be/oQFME0e1K-E

Re**al Cancer Recovery: How Nationally Recognized Care Makes a Difference – Medical Minute Everyone has a story when it comes to cancer. Whether you know a friend or family member who has it, or you’ve received the diagnosis yourself. In this Avera...

Dr. Dustin Smoot spent the lunch hour training Surgical Institute staff to become trained, equipped and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. We learned three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out:

🔴1. How to use your hands to apply pressure
🔴2. How to pack a wound to control bleeding
🔴3. How to correctly apply a tourniquet

Trust us - it is easier than you’d think!

Thank you, Dr. Smoot!!

Stopthebleed.org

https://www.kotatv.com/2023/08/08/it-takes-less-than-five-minutes-save-life/

It takes less than five minutes to save a life After 3 leg surgeries and 2 months in a wheelchair, Dr. Smoot said he couldn't wait to get back on his feet and share his story to educate others.

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2023/08/04/trauma-surgeon-teaching-emergency-medicine-at-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-dustin-smoot/70517445007/?fbclid=IwAR0EVNmVQQs8pQRLeHI2KFo3mx9Kg466uln-jRRMC7Mw1G4bRc9RVie1jFA_aem_Ab_bmDN-zgN5xjSRvNUpv-JjWH2klBnp4Ll0w6wD6olj4_IOawUDpey5MlXqHTPZ8AM

This surgeon almost died in a motorcycle crash. Now, he's teaching fellow bikers life-saving skills. “The No. 1 preventable reason people die after trauma is hemorrhage or bleeding," Smoot said.

Congratulations to the Avera Cancer Institute in Sioux Falls for receiving their accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Re**al Cancer! This recognition marks the first for South Dakota, making it a testament to the superior quality of re**al cancer care available at Avera.

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Trauma Training Efforts Reach Out To Rural Facilities WAGNER — Accidents usually don’t happen at convenient times and places.

Happy Nurses Week! We are so thankful for our wonderful nurses here at Surgical Institute. We couldn’t do it without you! 💉🩺💙

To our fabulous group of nurses - Kristen, Mary, Jess, Maxi, Katie, April and Steph… YOU ARE AMAZING!

We appreciate you and all that you do for our surgeons, APPs, staff and patients!

Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital is excited to welcome the newest robot to our team. Say hello to “da Vinci”! The da Vinci robot will have applications for general surgery and urological cases.

We want to thank Dr. Thaemert for being the first to use da Vinci in a robotic-assisted surgery at SFSH!

To learn more about da Vinci, please visit their website: https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/patients/procedures

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Teletrauma Helps Advance Rural Trauma Care Learn about key updates in rural trauma care as presented in a special session at the COT Annual meeting in March.

UPDATE: Surgical Institute is also closed today - Wednesday, February 22nd.

Surgical Institute will be closed on Thursday, February 23rd, due to inclement weather conditions in our area. The safety of our team and our patients are our number one concern. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We will reopen Friday, February 24th.

❄️STAY SAFE & WARM❄️

Dr. Michael Person had the privilege of participating in the Sioux Falls Buckle Up Phone Down initiative!

The trauma surgeons here at Surgical Institute know firsthand the consequences of driving distracted and/or unbuckled. Please, BUPD!

Sioux Falls Buckle Up Phone Down

https://www.midwestmedicaledition.com/articles/dr-bradley-thaemert-and-surgical-institutes-innovative-weight-loss-procedure-gaining-steam

Dr. Bradley Thaemert and Surgical Institute’s Innovative Weight Loss Procedure Gaining Steam — Midwest Medical Edition As one of only a handful of surgeons in the country who does the ESG procedure, Dr. Thaemert took part in a Multi-center ESG Randomized Intervention Trial, or MERIT, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic, which included the participation of nine medical groups throughout the United States. Results of that s

HAPPY MEDICAL ASSISTANT WEEK!

Hands down, we have the best MA’s around!!

Special thanks to Kristen, Mary, Maxi and Steph for all their hard work and commitment to their patients! We couldn’t do it without you!

Thank you!

Surgical Institute is offering groundbreaking new treatment for patients with obesity!

Surgical Institute is excited to offer Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG), an innovative, endoscopic procedure for weight loss. Earlier this year, the FDA authorized the first devices indicated to perform this groundbreaking procedure.

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) is the latest development in non-surgical weight loss - available exclusively at Surgical Institute, performed at Avera McKennan by our surgeon, Bradley Thaemert, MD, FACS. You'll benefit from Dr. Thaemert's expertise, as the only board-certified surgeon in the Avera region with the specialized training required to offer ESG.

The ESG is performed by Dr. Thaemert using a small suturing device attached to the end of a camera that is passed down the patient's throat into the stomach. The suturing device reduces the size of the patient's stomach to help a patient feel full faster and lose weight. ESG is incisionless and does not involve removing part of the stomach.

Give us a call at 605-334-0393 for more information!

October 6-12 is National Physician Assistant Week!

Thank you to all of our PA’s for delivering quality care to all of our patients!

We want to recognize Keeley Pollman, Gwen Smith, Courtney Kolbeck and Riley Knutson for all you do for the surgeons, staff and patients here at Surgical Institute. We are truly blessed with the BEST!


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Welcome our newest surgeon – Lukas Mueller, MD!

Surgical Institute of South Dakota is excited to announce we have added another physician that is a Board Certified in General Surgery and Fellowship Trained in Critical Care. Dr. Mueller will provide emergency surgical care through Avera McKennan Hospital and develop his own elective practice here at Surgical Institute.

Dr. Mueller received his medical degree from the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and completed his fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Minnesota.

Join us in welcoming him to the team!!

Employee appreciation is directly tied with job satisfaction, workplace happiness and employee morale. Showing your employees that you care can boost motivation, increase engagement, foster loyalty and increase productivity.

The staff at Surgical Institute have the best combination of talent, skills and attitude! Celebrating our fantastic group with a ride downtown on the new SuFu Tractor!!

How one doctor uses his near-death experience to educate others on life-saving techniques A trauma surgeon sets up shop during the Sturgis Rally, hoping a two-minute lesson will save lives.

Surgical Institute was a proud sponsor of the 2022 Sioux Empire Baseball Association (SEBA) Coach Pitch League.

Baseball is a great way to keep kids active & healthy during the summer months. We are bummed that the season has come to an end but you can count on seeing us again in 2023!

Sioux Empire Baseball Association

Pictured - Gabe Bauer (Dr. Michael Bauer's son)

Dr. Dustin Smoot, MD, FACS is setup at Deadwood-CustomCycles the entire week to encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.

Trauma can happen at anytime: motor vehicle accident, active shooters, mass casualty events. Trauma surgeons are not immediately available at these unpredictable events but good samaritans like YOU are. Studies have shown that the help given by an immediate responder can often make the difference between life and death, even before professional rescuers arrive.

Dr. Dustin Smoot is board certified in General Surgery and Trauma Surgery. Stop over and learn how YOU can SAVE A LIFE!

JOIN OUR TEAM - WE ARE HIRING!

We are seeking a full-time Receptionist to join our growing practice.

For more details visit:
https://www.kelolandemployment.com/vj/medical-receptionist/156473