The 20 Best Hiatal Hernia Doctors Near Me in Philadelphia, PA

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The 20 Best Hiatal Hernia Doctors near Philadelphia, PA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 231 doctor with experience in Hiatal Hernia near Philadelphia, PA. Of these, 178 are Experienced, 39 are Advanced and 6 are Distinguished.

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    Jeffrey A. Abrams
    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Jefferson Digestive Health Institute - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floors 7 & 8, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Abrams is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Abrams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Visceromegaly, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Abrams is currently accepting new patients.

    David D. Shersher
    Distinguished in Hiatal Hernia
    Thoracic Surgery
    Distinguished in Hiatal Hernia
    Thoracic Surgery

    MD Anderson Cancer Center At Cooper - Camden

    2 Cooper Plaza, 
    Camden, NJ 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    David Shersher is a Thoracic Surgeon in Camden, New Jersey. Dr. Shersher has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Francesco Palazzo
    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery

    Jefferson Comprehensive Weight Management - Navy Yard

    3 Crescent Drive, Floor 4, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Francesco Palazzo is a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Palazzo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Palazzo is currently accepting new patients.

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    Jorge A. Prieto
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Jefferson Digestive Health Institute - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floors 7 & 8, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jorge Prieto is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Prieto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diverticular Disease, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Prieto is currently accepting new patients.

    Tyler R. Grenda
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Thoracic Surgery | Oncology
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Thoracic Surgery | Oncology

    Jefferson Thoracic Surgery - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 17, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Tyler Grenda is an Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Grenda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Endoscopy, and Mastectomy. Dr. Grenda is currently accepting new patients.

    Alexander Schlachterman
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Jefferson Digestive Health Institute - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floors 7 & 8, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Alexander Schlachterman is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schlachterman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Schlachterman is currently accepting new patients.

    Scott W. Cowan
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery

    Jefferson Thoracic Surgery - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 17, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Scott Cowan is a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cowan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Nodules, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery

    Penn Hernia Program Washington Square

    800 Walnut Street, 20th Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Maria Altieri is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Altieri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Obesity, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Altieri is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery

    University Of Penn-Medical Group

    3400 Spruce St, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Noel Williams is a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Williams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

    Distinguished in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery
    Distinguished in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery
    3400 Spruce Street, 4 Silverstein, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Dempsey is a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dempsey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Monjur Ahmed
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    1300 Wolf Street

    1300 Wolf Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Monjur Ahmed is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Diverticular Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Hiatal Hernia
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Hiatal Hernia
    Internal Medicine

    Temple University Hospital

    3401 N Broad St, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Henry Parkman is an Internal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Parkman has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastric Dysmotility, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Talar Tatarian
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery

    Jefferson Comprehensive Weight Management - Navy Yard

    3 Crescent Drive, Floor 4, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Armenian
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Talar Tatarian is a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tatarian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Tatarian is currently accepting new patients.

    Renee M. Tholey
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery

    Jefferson Comprehensive Weight Management - Navy Yard

    3 Crescent Drive, Floor 4, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Renee Tholey is a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tholey has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Tholey is currently accepting new patients.

    Sami Tannouri
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery
    3 Crescent Drive, Floor 4, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Sami Tannouri is a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tannouri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Removal, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Tannouri is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Hiatal Hernia
    Thoracic Surgery
    Distinguished in Hiatal Hernia
    Thoracic Surgery

    Riverview Medical Center

    1 Riverview Plaza, Thoracic Surgery, 
    Red Bank, NJ 
     (5.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ziad Hanhan is a Thoracic Surgeon in Red Bank, New Jersey. Dr. Hanhan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Pleurisy, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Karen A. Chojnacki
    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery | Oncology
    Advanced in Hiatal Hernia
    General Surgery | Oncology

    Jefferson Surgery - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 8, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Karen Chojnacki is an Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chojnacki is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallstones, Achalasia, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy. Dr. Chojnacki is currently accepting new patients.

    Nurse Practitioner | General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine
    Nurse Practitioner | General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine

    Penn Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery Program Washington Square

    800 Walnut Street, 20th Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Kristin Hecker is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ms. Hecker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Swallowing Difficulty, and Umbilical Hernia. Ms. Hecker is currently accepting new patients.

    Nurse Practitioner | General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine
    Nurse Practitioner | General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine

    Penn Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery Program Washington Square

    800 Walnut Street, 20th Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Gabrielle Wagner is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ms. Wagner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Swallowing Difficulty, and Umbilical Hernia. Ms. Wagner is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Hiatal Hernia
    Gastroenterology

    Penn Gastroenterology Pennsylvania Hospital

    719 Manning St, Farm Journal Building, 4th Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Farzana Hossain is a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hossain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Colitis, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hossain is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Hiatal Hernia?

    Hiatal hernia is a condition in which part of the stomach extends through an opening of the diaphragm into the chest. The diaphragm is the sheet of muscle that divides the chest from the abdomen.

    When should I see an Hiatal Hernia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 an Hiatal Hernia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Hiatal Hernia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Hiatal Hernia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 an Hiatal Hernia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Hiatal Hernia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Hiatal Hernia 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 an Hiatal Hernia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Hiatal Hernia 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 Hiatal Hernia 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 Hiatal Hernia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Hiatal Hernia 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 an Hiatal Hernia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Hiatal Hernia 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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