Dr. Debra Kontny, DO, FACS

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Debra Kontny, who serves patients in Montana.

A Diplomat of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine, Dr. Kontny is a board-certified general surgeon who is currently serving patients at her private practice, Mountain Surgical Arts & Aesthetics. There she provides varicose vein procedures, skin lesion excisions, and skin consults in a personal, private and inviting atmosphere. “Mountain Surgical Arts & Aesthetics’ philosophy is to achieve excellent results with superb patient care. Our team recognizes that clients aspire to achieve complete wellness, wanting their bodies to look as young as their minds feel” as stated on the practice’s website.

Dr. Kontny is also affiliated with Great Falls Clinic Hospital in Great Falls, Montana. The Great Falls Clinic Hospital is committed in their efforts to provide an outstanding patient experience by providing excellence in patient-centered healthcare through teamwork and physician leadership. 

A 1989 graduate of the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Dr. Kontny went on to complete her internship and residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. She then became board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery, an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 to provide board certification to individuals who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge in the field of surgery. 

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, she is a member of the American College of Phlebology, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, and the American Society of Breast Disease.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care. Dr. Kontny specializes in minimally invasive breast biopsies and vein procedures.

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