Overview
Dr. Ashley Haralson Vernon is an associate surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and an instructor in surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Vernon received her medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and completed her general surgery residency at the University of Alabama Hospital. She completed a pediatric laparoscopic surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama and a laparoscopic surgery fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University.Dr. Vernon is board certified in general surgery and specializes in gastrointestinal and general surgery, metabolic health, bariatric surgery and weight management surgery. She has clinical interests in esophageal disease and surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hernia repair, liver disease and surgery, minimally invasive surgery, pancreatic disease and surgery, splenectomy, and supraesophageal reflux disease. Dr. Vernon’s research focuses on digestive system surgical procedures, appendectomy, gastroplasty and short bowel syndrome.
Dr. Vernon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Morning Sickness. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Gallstones, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 31 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
Locations
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5D, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
1153 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
45 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
100 Brigham Way, Westwood, MA 02090
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Vernon 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.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Gastric BypassDr. Vernon isDistinguished. Learn about Gastric Bypass.
- Advanced
- GastrectomyDr. Vernon isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- HerniaDr. Vernon isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia.
- ObesityDr. Vernon isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Sleeve GastrectomyDr. Vernon isAdvanced. Learn about Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- Experienced
- CholecystitisDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- EndoscopyDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Vernon isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.