Ryan Griffith, MD, FACS

Dr. Ryan Griffith is a board-certified general surgeon.  He is from Rapid City, South Dakota. He earned his undergraduate and medical school degrees at the University of South Dakota. His general surgery training began with an internship at the University of California San Francisco. He completed his general surgery residency at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver.  During his training, he received numerous awards for his academic and clinical performance, as well as medical research.  His professional interests are in residency education and robotic-assisted surgery. Dr. Griffith believes the patient-surgeon relationship is a unique, sacred bond, He strives to earn each patient's trust through compassionate and skilled care. He believes it is his privilege to help people in need with the art and science of surgery.

Dr. Griffith is also married to a surgeon and they have a daughter together.  They enjoy traveling, hiking, skiing, live music, and the fine arts.

Patient Resources

Instructions Following Ano-Rectal Surgery (English)

Instrucciones Posteriores A La Cirugía Anorrectal

Colonoscopy Prep Instructions (English)

Instrucciones de Preparación Para Una Colonoscopia

Colorectal Surgery Prep Instructions (English)

Instrucciones De Preparación Para Una Cirugía Colorrectal

Instructions Following Hernia Surgery (English)

Instrucciones Para Después De Una Cirugía De Hernia

Postoperative Laparoscopic Appendectomy Instructions (English)

Instrucciones Posoperatorias Para Una Apendicectomía Laparoscópica

Postoperative Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Instructions (English)

Instrucciones Posoperatorias Para Una Colecistectomía Laparoscópica

Laparoscopic Postop Instructions (English)

Pre Op Readiness (English)

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