Brett C. Parker
Advanced in Hernia

Dr. Brett C. Parker

General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
5255 Loughboro Rd Nw, Suite 210, 
Washington, DC 
Offers Telehealth
12 Years of Experience

Advanced in Hernia
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
5255 Loughboro Rd Nw, Suite 210, 
Washington, DC 
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Overview

Dr. Brett Parker is a general surgeon and fellowship-trained minimally invasive foregut and bariatric surgeon. He is also the Program Director for the Johns Hopkins Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program.

Dr. Parker is an expert in minimally invasive surgical techniques including advanced laparoscopy and robotic surgery, as well as therapeutic flexible endoscopy. He is interested in promoting the evolving indications for surgical repair of paraesophageal hernias, as well as adjunct procedures surgeons can use to reduce recurrence rates. He offers a wide range of interventions for GERD, and promotes early surgical referral to discuss and tailor therapy to individual patient circumstances. Dr. Parker also has a robust abdominal wall reconstruction and weight loss surgery practice. He is widely published on the surgical outcomes of foregut surgery, emerging technologies, and innovation, as well as surgical simulation and skills transfer.

As a member of the Johns Hopkins Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Greater Washington Area, Dr. Parker is dedicated to the best, individualized, patient outcomes.

Dr. Parker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Hernia.

Graduate Year
2014
Residency
SUNY University at Buffalo
Specialties
General Surgery
Bariatric Medicine
Licenses
Surgery in MD
Surgery in DC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
Foregut and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Johns Hopkins Surgical Innovation Award 2024
SAGES IRCAD France Travelling Fellowship Award 2020
Washingtonian Top Doc 2023

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Cambia Health Solutions
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CareFirst
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Cigna
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First Health
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Geisinger
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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Locations

Johns Hopkins University
5255 Loughboro Rd Nw, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20016
Call: 202-895-1440

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Parker has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Swallowing Difficulty
Obesity
Hiatal Hernia
Sleeve Gastrectomy
Esophagitis
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Gallbladder Removal
Umbilical Hernia
Achalasia
Endoscopy

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


12 Total Publications

Correction: Effectiveness of transoral endoscopic fundoplication with or without hiatal hernia repair in patients with gerd and chronic cough.
Correction: Effectiveness of transoral endoscopic fundoplication with or without hiatal hernia repair in patients with gerd and chronic cough.
Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published: November 03, 2025
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