At K.G. Hospital, the last 5 years have seen tremendous changes in General Surgery and advanced patient care. The department of general surgery has now become a Tertiary referral center. An increasing number of patients with complex ailments/conditions are referred to K.G. Hospital for surgery. General surgery procedures on Endocrinic glands, salivary glands and oral cavity, breasts, neck, hernia, male genital abnormalities, rectal procedures for piles, fistula, cancer, spleen and blood disorders like sphercytosis, thrombo cytopuma are regularly carried out in its 5 Operating Theaters.

A major advancement in this department was the introduction of Laparoscopy, aiding advanced and better patient health care delivery system. Today, with laparoscopy many procedures including diagnostic laparoscopy and cholecystectomy are performed with unmatched success rates. A feather in the cap for the department was the LIVE demonstration of a laparoscopy procedure during ASICON 97.

In General surgery, K.G. Hospital has explored newer areas. K.G. Hospital was the third hospital in the country to conduct a Cadavar Kidney transplant. The department has also performed right hepatectomy solitary and secondary with unknown primary Wide Field Laryngectomy with the assistance of the Oncology Department.