Setting the Standard for Hernia Surgery in Georgia
As Georgia’s first accredited Hernia Surgery Center of Excellence, Northeast Georgia Medical Center offers you access to the most advanced robotic and minimally invasive surgical techniques for hernia repair – right here at home.
Why Choose NGMC for Hernia Repair?
Faster Recovery, Less Pain
Our center is one of the most experienced programs in the country in robotic hernia repair. Through cutting-edge technology, more complicated procedures can be performed through smaller incisions providing patients a faster recovery with less pain.
Experienced Hernia Surgeons
The surgeons at The Hernia Center have performed nearly 7,500 minimally invasive hernia repairs and more than 2,000 robotic hernia repairs using the da Vinci surgical system. We offer high-quality care from an experienced, caring team of surgeons—close to home.
Nationally-Benchmarked Care
NGMC Gainesville’s team of experienced hernia surgeons, led by Drs. Chad Copper and Ron Lewis, are among an elite group of surgeons nationally recognized for their commitment to improving the quality of care for patients who undergo hernia surgery.
Experienced Hernia Specialists
If you’re looking for the best hernia surgeons in Georgia, our program offers some of the most experienced surgeons in the region when it comes to minimally invasive hernia repair.
- Broad Experience: We offer minimally invasive and robotic hernia repair and treat a broad range of hernia types, including inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, incisional hernia, femoral hernia, spigelian hernia and epigastric hernia.
- High success rate: NGMC’s first 5 years of robotic hernia repairs show an 8% recurrence rate, which is half the normal published recurrence rate of most laparoscopic and open hernia repairs of similar patients.
- Back to work quickly: Laparoscopic or robotic hernia repairs allow patients to get back to work and their normal activities more quickly.
- Complex hernia repair: Our experienced surgeons are respected regionally for their outcomes with complex hernia repair, including hernia revision surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction or diastasis recti repair.
Meet Our Doctors
NGMC offers patients three SRC-designated Surgeons of Excellence for hernia repair:
Book an Appointment
Speak with our hernia referral coordinator using the contact form here or our phone number: 770-219-4040. No referral is needed to schedule an appointment with the Hernia Center of NGMC.