Brian W. Christensen M.D. FACS Board Certified General Surgeon 20 Madison Professional Park Rexburg, Idaho 83440 (208) 656-9008

As a native of Rexburg Idaho, I jumped at the the chance to return to my hometown to set up my surgical practice. I have been in practice in Rexburg, Idaho since 1998.  I am a Board Certified General Surgeon. You may ask what is a "general surgeon", many people do not know. I am not a general practitioner. I am a specialist in the field of Surgery. General Surgery as a specialty focuses in the following areas.       -Abdominal Surgery- includes surgical treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum, stomach, gallbladder, and appendix. This also includes laparoscopic surgery of the gallbladder and appendix.       -Breast Surgery, including evalation of benign and malignant breast lesions and the appropriate surgical treatment.       -Soft tissues which includes diagnosis and treatment of a variety of benign and malignant skin disorders.       -Hernia Surgery in all of their varieties.       -Trauma. Fortunatly for us as citizens in Rexburg trauma is not a considerable way of life but the unexpected does happen and if you are in need of a trauma surgeon in the Emergency Room it is likely that I will be the one that will be called.      -Endoscopy. This actually makes up a considerable part of my practice. This includes both diagnostic and therapuetic colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).       I split my surgical time between North Fork Surgical Center and Madison Memorial Hospital. Both are conviently located in Rexburg. In general the oupatient procedures are done at North Fork Surgical Center and the more emergent and/or complex procedures are done at Madison Memorial Hospital. I also have privelages at the Surgical Center in Idaho Falls.      If you have a medical issue that you think I can be of service to you please call my office and an appointment can be made at your convience. If is more urgent matter please feel free to call and arrangments can be made so that I can see you.

My Family Karie (my wife) and four children Karlie, Blake, Brandi and Brock on the banks of the Yellowstone River (August 2008)

What does FACS stand for? Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Click here to find out more about what it means to be a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

BIOGRAPHY

Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho 1984, and 1986-1987 Utah State Unviersity, Logan, Utah, 1987-1989, graduated with a BS degree in Biology University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1989-1993, Graduated with an M.D. degree in 1993. Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency, Phoenix, Arizona, 1993-1998 American Board of Surgery, exams 1999, recertified in 2007 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, 2004-present

MEMBERSHIPS

American Medical Association Idaho Medical Association Upper Snake River Valley Medical Society American College of Surgeons Idaho Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

MEDICAL INFORMATION

As this is a page that I have put together myself and has not been professionally designed my ability to provide significant medical information on this page is limited. Below is some information that may be of interest to you. It contains links to topics of interest provided by various medical groups. I would be amiss if I did not acknowledge their efforts in providing this information. I would be happy to discuss any of these subjects with you. Simply call my office to arrange an appointment.

Appendicitis/Appendectomy                                                          Pilonidal cysts                                                                           Colon Cancer Colonoscopy                                                                               Anal Fissure                                                                              Breast Cancer EGD/Upper Endoscopy                                                                Umbilical hernia in children                                                         Gallstones Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery                                                 Melanoma                                                                                 Ulcerative Colitis Hernia Surgery                                                                            Sentinel Node biopsy                                                                  Colorectal Surgeon Song (funny) Anti Reflux Surgery (Nissen)                                                        Colon Cancer Screening

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Living in Idaho has several perks. Isn' t that why most of us live here. I enjoy the outdoors and frequently can be found there. I enjoy hunting, fishing, hiking and camping. Over the past several years, with the demand on my time and the nature of being a physican that has to be close to the hospital I have developed another hobby. I am locally known as the "Pumpkin Doctor" or the "Pumpkin Surgeon" because of my rather unique hobby of growing giant pumpkins. I have a whole webpage dedicated to this hobby. It has nothing to do with medicine but feel free to browse through the pages. Hopefully you will get a better understanding of who I am.                                                                                                                           The Pumpkin Surgeon

Office Information

Address: 20 Madison Professional Park              Rexburg, Idaho 83440 Office Hours M-Th 8-5, Friday 8-1 Phone:    (208) 656-9008 Fax:      (208) 656-0999

Driving Directions: Go East on Main Street to entrance of the hospital (Main Street ends here), 2) Turn right (South) on Ash Street for 100 yards, 3) Stay straight on Ash (do not follow the turn of the road but go straight up the hill) for 100 yards, 4) Arrive at Madison Professional Park, 5) My office is the second building on the right (West side).