Our Team

Our unique multidisciplinary team brings hernia surgeons together with reconstructive plastic surgeons for specialized treatment and follow-up. The result is relief for our patients, with minimal post-op discomfort and a low rate of hernia recurrence. Our team also includes weight loss specialists who guide patients through surgical and non-surgical treatments. This is important, because having a reasonable weight contributes to the success of hernia repair.

Our administrative staff will welcome you to your appointments and make sure that you are seen promptly.

Sami U. Khan, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery Interim Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Director, Cosmetic Surgery Co-Director, Comprehensive Hernia Center Dr. Khan offers open ventral hernia repairs with concurrent abdominoplasties.	Artem Shmelev, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Bariatric, Foregut, and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery Co-director, Comprehensive Hernia Center Program Director, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Fellowship Dr. Shmelev performs the full spectrum of open and robotic repairs for ventral and inguinal hernias.

Department of Surgery Providers Who Treat Hernias

Division of Bariatric, Foregut and Advanced GI Surgery

• Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD
• Amy Rosenbluth, MD
• Edmund Lee, MD

Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care

• James A. Vosswinkel, MD
• Daniel N. Rutigliano, DO
• Polikseni Eksarko, MD
• Isadora Botwinick, MD
• Amanda Sosulski, MD
• Diana Avsker, MD

Division of Colorectal Surgery

• Deborah Nagle, MD
• Paula Denoya, MD
• William Smithy, MD
• Nicholas Ahn, MD

Division of Pediatric Surgery

• Kenneth W. Gow, MD
• Kristen Calabro, MD
• Helen Hsieh, MD
• Richard J. Scriven, MD
• Yasmine Yousef, MD