Dr. Kiri P. Brandy, MD

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Kiri P. Brandy, who serves patients throughout the State of New York.

A board-certified general surgeon, Dr. Brandy joined her father-in-law’s surgical practice – St. Lawrence Surgery – in 2008. She works with patients in the Ogdensburg, Canton, Potsdam, and Alexandria Bay areas.

In addition to general surgery, she has a special interest in varicose vein treatment and breast biopsies and surgery. She is also interested in aesthetics and offers treatments such as BOTOX®, dermal fillers and laser surgery.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Brandy received her medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine in Mexico. She completed her residency in general surgery at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center.

Professionally, she is an active member of the American Association of Women Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the Medical Society of The State of New York.

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.

Among her various accolades, Dr. Brandy has been the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award (2018, 2016, 2012), On-Time Doctor Award (2018), and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2014).

Happily married, she resides in Ogdensburg, New York with her husband John, and her children, Madison and Jack. In her spare time, she enjoys running and spending time with her family.

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