Surgical Services
A team you can trust
Sakakawea Medical Center (SMC) is committed to providing outstanding, compassionate care and service. The surgeons that practice at SMC have completed their education and fellowships at some of the top universities in the country and are board certified.
Surgical Team
Each patient will have a team of experts caring for them which allows us to provide you with the very best of care.
Your surgical team will consist of
Meet our Surgical Team
- Dr. Michael L. Schmit, MD, FACS
- Certified by the American Board of Surgery
- 510 8th Ave NE
Hazen, ND
- 7017482225
Dr. Schmit, Staff Surgeon at Sakakawea Medical Center specializes in general, trauma, bariatric, and advanced laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Schmit received his medical degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, attended Minot State University where he graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, and completed his surgical residency at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine.
A native of Minot, North Dakota, Dr. Schmit is a Fellow member of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Medical Association and a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
- Carl Miller, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- 510 8th Ave NE
Hazen, ND
- 7017482225
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Carl Miller, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, has been practicing at Sakakawea Medical Center since January of 2014. He provides anesthesia care to patients in the Operating Room and Emergency Room as needed.
Carl graduated from the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Program through Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas in December of 2013.
He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 2007 from Medcenter One College of Nursing in Bismarck, ND, and worked as an RN in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sanford Hospital for 6 years.
Carl is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and is certified through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Advanced Technology
- Dr. Michael L. Schmit, MD, FACS
- Certified by the American Board of Surgery
- 510 8th Ave NE
Hazen, ND - 7017482225
Dr. Schmit, Staff Surgeon at Sakakawea Medical Center specializes in general, trauma, bariatric, and advanced laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Schmit received his medical degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, attended Minot State University where he graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, and completed his surgical residency at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine.
A native of Minot, North Dakota, Dr. Schmit is a Fellow member of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Medical Association and a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
- Carl Miller, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- 510 8th Ave NE
Hazen, ND - 7017482225
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Carl Miller, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, has been practicing at Sakakawea Medical Center since January of 2014. He provides anesthesia care to patients in the Operating Room and Emergency Room as needed.
Carl graduated from the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Program through Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas in December of 2013.
He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 2007 from Medcenter One College of Nursing in Bismarck, ND, and worked as an RN in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sanford Hospital for 6 years.
Carl is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and is certified through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Sakakawea Medical Center provides state-of-the-art rooms equipped with the latest, most advanced technology for patients to receive the best quality care. With two surgical suites and a fully equipped endoscopy suite, SMC can schedule your surgery in a timely manner.
General Surgery Procedures
SMC Surgical Services include endoscopy, operating rooms, recovery rooms and surgery center. All procedures are performed in a state-of-the art facility.
The following are some, but not limited to, procedures provided by surgical services
- Appendectomy (removal of the appendix)
- Biopsies
- Carpel Tunnel Release
- Cholecystectomy (removal of gall bladder)
- Colonoscopy
- Colon (bowel resection)
- EGD (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hernia Repair
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Spincterotomy
- Thyroidectomy
- Vasectomy
- Laparoscopic Procedures (appendix, colon, diagnostic, gall bladder, hernia, reflux, soft tissue injury, etc.)