Surgical Services

WHAT TYPES OF GENERAL SURGERY DO WE OFFER?

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital is proud to offer an extensive range of minimally invasive general surgery options to the residents of Manistique. Some of the procedures we offer include:

• Colonoscopy
• EGD (Upper Scope)
• Breast Biopsy
• Breast Cancer (mastectomy, lumpectomy, biopsy)
• Colon Operations

Orthopedic surgery in Manistique covers any operations that are required on the skeletal system. These can include hip replacements, joint and ligament repair, shoulder reconstruction, and treatment for broken bones.

Dr. Galey is the resident orthopedic surgeon at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital and comes to us from the International Orthopedics & Sports Medicine practice in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Earning his medical degree from the prestigious University of Toronto Medical School in Ontario, Canada, Dr. Galey interned at Toronto General Hospital and completed his residency at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario. Dr. Galey is fellowship trained in Joint Replacement & Sports Medicine and is Board Certified through the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

Surgery in Manistique that involves the feet, legs, and lower extremities falls under the surgical podiatry umbrella. If you are suffering from bunions, hammer toes, sprains, emergent fractures, or diabetic wounds, a surgical podiatrist should be your first point of contact.

Dr. John Niemela, D.P.M., provides complete foot and ankle care from neonates to geriatric patients. Dr. John Niemela specializes in below the knee medical and surgical treatment. He also provides traumatic reconstruction including emergent fracture repair of the ankle, foot, and toes.

Ear, nose, & throat surgical services offered at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital cover a wide range of conditions. Our highly experienced surgical team can assist with head and neck surgery, rhinology, plastics and reconstruction, skin cancer, parathyroid conditions, and pediatric issues.

Mark Cardamone-Rayner,  M.D., FACS joins SMH as an Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose & Throat) Specialist.  He attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Minnesota.  He is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

John Michael Garrett M.D. in a 1973 graduate from Indiana University School of Medicine. Following a 2-year Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Dr. Garrett undertook a 3-year Ophthalmology residency at the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta. This was quickly followed by a fellowship in microsurgery, including Phaco-emulsification cataract removal and corneal transplant techniques under Richard Schulze M.D., in Savannah, Georgia. Once completed, Dr. Garrett began an Ophthalmology practice in Iron Mountain, opening in January 1979.

As a Board certified eye surgeon, Dr. Garrett has performed thousands of cataract and glaucoma procedures, as well as thousands of laser operations for glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and retinal diseases.

Joseph Hance, MD, is a general orthopedic surgeon who has extensive experience in the evaluation of patients with shoulder, knee, hip, elbow and problems including trauma.

The native Detroiter graduated from Wayne State Medical School in 1977. He completed a five-year program in orthopedic surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, in1982. In the same year, Dr. Hance began his practice with Bay Street Orthopaedics where he continues to work as a consultant.

Dr. Hance joined the Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in December 2019. Dr. Hance has lived in Northern Michigan for the past 37 years and enjoys all the amenities the north has to offer. In his spare time, he enjoys life on the water, reading, traveling and spending time with his family.

Dr. Hoeve graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Grand Valley State University and earned his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan. He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Adult Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship at MetroHealth Hospital (University of Michigan Health) in Wyoming, MIchigan. His interests include preventative cardiology and cardiovascular imaging.

Dr. Niksa (Nick) Vlasic, M.D. is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology and Vascular and Interventional Radiology. He received his training at New York Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 

Dr. Vlasic has been treating chronic leg pain and varicose vein disease for over 14 years, and has extensive experience using minimally invasive techniques to provide complete vein evaluations and comprehensive therapy. His procedures are performed in the state-of-the-art Vascular and Interventional Suite at Bell Hospital using the most advanced techniques and equipment.

Dr. Vlasic also provides full Vascular and Interventional Radiology clinic services and consultations with a Pain Management Clinic and a comprehensive Peripheral Vascular Disease Clinic. The Pain Management Clinic includes Epidural Steroid Injections, Intra-articular Steroid Injections, Facet Injections, and Vertebroplasty. The Peripheral Vascular Disease Clinic includes the Vein Clinic, and also provides arterial angiography with percutaneous balloon angioplasty and stent placement. 

Dr. Madjar is fellowship-trained in Female Urology and Urogynecology and has completed fellowship programs at the Section of Female Urology and Urodynamics at the University of Miami and at the Section of Female Urology and Voiding dysfunction at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Madjar was deeply involved in the research and development and in clinical trials of several devices for the treatment of women and men with urinary incontinence and bladder control problems.

His past medical education and previous appointments include: Assistant Professor of clinical Urology, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, NY.