The 20 Best Hernia Surgery Doctors near West Des Moines, IA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 36 doctor with experience in Hernia Surgery near West Des Moines, IA. Of these, 31 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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36 providers found
    Advanced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    Iowa Digestive Disease Center P.C.

    1378 NW 124th St Ste 200, 
    Clive, IA 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Page is a General Surgeon in Clive, Iowa. Dr. Page is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Bladder Reconstruction, and Ileostomy.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery

    Surgery West Lakes

    5950 University Ave # 300, 
    West Des Moines, IA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Opheim is a Colorectal Surgeon in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Opheim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Anal Fissure, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery

    Surgery West Lakes

    5950 University Ave # 300, 
    West Des Moines, IA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kyle Rogers is a Colorectal Surgeon in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Rogers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Colostomy.

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    Shankar Raman
    Advanced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery
    Advanced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery

    Mercyone Des Moines Surgical Care

    411 Laurel St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shankar Raman is a Colorectal Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Raman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

    Mark Smolik
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center

    1755 59th Pl, 
    West Des Moines, IA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Smolik is a General Surgeon in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Smolik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Obesity, Epidural Lipomatosis, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Advanced in Hernia Surgery
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Hernia Surgery
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    1212 Pleasant St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sheryl Sahr is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Sahr is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery
    Advanced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery

    Mercyone Des Moines Surgical Care

    411 Laurel St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Soren Kraemer is a Colorectal Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Kraemer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Ileostomy.

    Jeffrey Neitzel
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

    1111 6th Ave, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Neitzel is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Neitzel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Colostomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    Abundant Life Vein Center LLC

    1300 37th St Ste 3, 
    West Des Moines, IA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Goldstein is a General Surgeon in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Hernia Surgery, and Ileostomy.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    Office

    5950 University Ave Ste 135, 
    West Des Moines, IA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Mohan is a General Surgeon in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Mohan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Hernia Surgery, and Lymphadenectomy.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Bariatric Medicine
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Bariatric Medicine

    Unitypoint Clinic Weight Loss-West Des Moines

    6600 Westown Pkwy Ste 220, 
    West Des Moines, IA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Cahalan is a Bariatric Medicine provider in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Cahalan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Obesity, Gallstones, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center

    1755 59th Pl, 
    West Des Moines, IA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chad Buhs is a General Surgeon in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Buhs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    Fawad S. Zafar MD PC

    1000 73rd St Ste 17, 
    West Des Moines, IA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Praveen Prasad is a General Surgeon in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Prasad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Cholecystitis, Gastrointestinal Perforation, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery

    The Iowa Clinic Surgery Downtown

    1212 Pleasant St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Molly Gross is a Colorectal Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Gross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    The Iowa Clinic Trauma Surgery Downtown

    1212 Pleasant St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Sidwell is a General Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Sidwell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery

    The Iowa Clinic Surgery Downtown

    1212 Pleasant St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ohmar Coughlin is a Colorectal Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Coughlin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Anal Fissure, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Hemorrhoids, Bladder Reconstruction, and Colostomy.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    The Iowa Clinic Trauma Surgery Downtown

    1212 Pleasant St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeannette Capella is a General Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Capella is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    The Iowa Clinic Trauma Surgery Downtown

    1212 Pleasant St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Carlos Pelaez is a General Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Pelaez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    Colorectal Surgery

    Office

    1212 Pleasant St Ste 211, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paula Beckwith is a Colorectal Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Beckwith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Colorectal Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hernia Surgery
    General Surgery

    Mercyone Des Moines Surgical Care

    411 Laurel St, 
    Des Moines, IA 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mayin Lin is a General Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Lin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, Appendectomy, and Colostomy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    When should I see a Hernia Surgery doctor near West Des Moines, IA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Hernia Surgery doctor near West Des Moines, IA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Hernia Surgery doctors near West Des Moines, IA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Hernia Surgery doctors near West Des Moines, IA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Hernia Surgery doctor near West Des Moines, IA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Hernia Surgery doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Hernia Surgery doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Hernia Surgery doctor near West Des Moines, IA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Hernia Surgery doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Hernia Surgery doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Hernia Surgery doctors near West Des Moines, IA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Hernia Surgery doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Hernia Surgery doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Hernia Surgery doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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