25 of the Best General Surgeons Near Me in Chestnut Hill, MA

Dr. Kudsi is a minimal invasive surgeon with clinical focus on complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Recognized for maintaining one of the world’s most extensive personal databases in robotic AWR, spanning from patient-reported outcomes to published long-term follow-up data. He played a key role in setting up robotic hernia programs in Americas, Europe, & Asia and performed over 3500 robotic surgeries. Throughout his career, he established an accredited MIS fellowship and a funded clinical research fellowship focused on AWR and artificial intelligence. He has written over 100 original peer reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He serves as a periodic reviewer of several surgical journals and is the co-editor of five robotic textbooks with over 100 national & international presentations. He has assumed prominent leadership roles at CRSA, SAGES, ASE, and founded the Robotic Surgery Collaboration (RSC), a vicarious learning platform that unites over 10,000 surgeons. He has organized numerous international summits, taught hernia surgery to over 1000 surgeons and was awarded the Swedish Surgical Society’s medal in 2022.Dr. Kudsi, a native of Aleppo, Syria, earned his medical degree from University of Aleppo, followed by a postdoctoral research fellowship in tissue engineering at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, surgical residency at Lankenau Medical Center, minimal invasive surgery fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and advanced Minimal Invasive Surgery traveling fellowship at IRCAD Strasbourg University, France. He pursued an MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship and co-founded digital surgical, a company with patented technology in intra-operative real-time 3D micrometer scanning and Artificial intelligence. Dr. Kudsi is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kudsi is board certified in Surgery, General.

Dr Nimeri is the director of Bariatric Surgery and is on faculty at Harvard Medical School. He served in several leadership roles in national and international bariatric surgery societies. He is the Secretary/Treasurer of International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO). Dr Nimeri is an associate editor of Obesity Surgery journal and past President of the IFSO MENA chapter (Middle East & North Africa Chapter of the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity) and past president of the Pan Arab Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (PASMBS).  Dr Nimeri authored numerous publications and book chapters and delivered hundreds of national and international presentations. Dr Nimeri is dedicated to surgical education and quality and has received numerous teaching, mentorship and international leadership awards. Dr. Nimeri is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Peptic Ulcer, Hiatal Hernia, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Nimeri is board certified in Surgery, General, Obesity Medicine, and Focused Practice In Metabolic Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. Sheu is Chief of the Section of Bariatric and Foregut Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sheu graduated from Harvard College, obtained his doctorate in immunology as a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University, and completed medical school at Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Brigham, followed by a fellowship in advanced laparoscopy and bariatric surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Sheu’s clinical practice focuses on bariatric, foregut and hernia surgery. Dr. Sheu leads an NIH R01-funded laboratory that investigates how bariatric surgery leads to resolution of type 2 diabetes via changes in the gut microbiota and the immune system.  He also serves as Associate Program Director of the Brigham’s advanced minimally invasive GI and bariatric surgery fellowship. Dr. Sheu is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Sheu is board certified in Surgery, General.

Rocco Ricciardi is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ricciardi is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Colostomy, and Ileostomy. Dr. Ricciardi is board certified in Surgery, General and Colon And Rectal Surgery.

Benjamin James is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. James is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. James is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Peter Mowschenson is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Mowschenson is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Parathyroid Adenoma, Ileostomy, and Parathyroidectomy. Dr. Mowschenson is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Devin Eckhoff is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Eckhoff is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Failure, Necrosis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Eckhoff is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Marcus Semel is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Semel is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Semel is board certified in Vascular Surgery.

James Naples is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Naples is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Vertigo, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Acoustic Neuroma, and Schwannoma. Dr. Naples is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery.

Charles Parsons is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Parsons is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Ogilvie Syndrome, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Parsons is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Dr. Melnitchouk is an associate surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (BWFH) and assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Melnitchouk received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. As a resident, she received the Rudolph Vollman Award for excellence in teaching and contributed to multiple HMS research projects on colon and rectal surgery procedures. She completed a colorectal surgery fellowship at the combined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Colorectal Surgery Program. She is board-certified in general surgery and Colon and Rectal Surgery.She founded and leads a Program in Peritoneal Surface Malignancy, focusing on treating patients with appendiceal cancer, colorectal cancer, and peritoneal mesothelioma through a multidisciplinary personalized approach emphasizing shared decision-making. Dr. Melnitchouk is a highly experienced surgeon offering cytoreduction and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to patients with peritoneal surface malignancy and leads a research program with an emphasis on early recovery and clinical trials. Her other research interests are global health, colorectal cancer screening and surgery for colorectal cancer in low-to-middle-income countries, quality, and safety. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic, robotic, and combined endoscopic, laparoscopic surgery), sphincter preserving/saving surgery in rectal cancer, colon and rectal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disorders. Dr. Melnitchouk is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Appendectomy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Melnitchouk is board certified in Surgery, General and Colon And Rectal Surgery.

Dr. Brent T. Shoji is a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.Dr. Shoji is board certified in general surgery and his clinical interests include anorectal disorders and surgery, cost containment, gallstone disease, gastrointestinal disease and surgery, general surgery, and hernia repair. Dr. Shoji is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Splenectomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Shoji is board certified in Surgery, General.

Mehra Golshan is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Golshan is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.

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 highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Hernia, Gallstones, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Vernon is board certified in Surgery, General.

Dr. David Spector is a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) with specialties in gastrointestinal and general surgery, metabolic health and bariatric surgery, and weight management surgery. He received his medical degree from Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School. Dr. Spector completed a general surgery residency at Ichilov Medical Center. In addition, he completed a general surgery residency and a bariatric surgery fellowship at Tufts Medical Center.Dr. Spector has clinical interests in adrenal surgery, bariatric surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), minimally invasive surgery, and robotic surgery. Dr. Spector is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Spector is board certified in Surgery, General.

David Lee is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lee is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Lee is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH is the Chief of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  He is also a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Smink received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, completed general surgery residency at the Brigham, and completed a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.  His clinical interests include abdominal wall hernias, foregut surgery and biliary tract disease. Dr. Smink serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Surgical Education, and he is a member of Academy of Master Surgeon Educators through the American College of Surgeons.  He is the Past-President of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery.Dr. Smink’s research focuses on resident and faculty education and patient safety through simulation, team training, and coaching.  He is the co-PI on an NIH R01 grant, the Provider Awareness and Cultural dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), a curriculum to improve surgeon communication with culturally diverse patients.  In addition, he is the co-director for the Surgical Coaching for Operative Performance Enhancement (SCOPE) Program, where he helps lead a program of peer-coaching and performance improvement for surgeons. Dr. Smink is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Femoral Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Removal, and Appendectomy. Dr. Smink is board certified in Surgery, General.

Dr. Park received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame and her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed general surgery residency training at the Henry Ford Health System and a breast surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery. She is an implementation science researcher and is funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Alliance foundation. Dr. Park is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Park is board certified in Surgery, General.

Christopher Baird is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Baird is highly rated in 42 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Double Aortic Arch, Vascular Ring, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, Heart Valve Repair, and Endoscopy.

Mark Proctor is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Proctor is highly rated in 34 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Craniectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

Sitaram Emani is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Emani is highly rated in 33 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Endocardial Fibroelastosis, Ventricular Septal Defects, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

Farokh Demehri is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Demehri is highly rated in 32 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pectus Excavatum, Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Amir Taghinia is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Taghinia is highly rated in 30 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Syndactyly, Acrocephalopolydactyly, Apert Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

Pedro Del Nido is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Del Nido is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Endocardial Fibroelastosis, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Ventricular Septal Defects, Heart Valve Repair, and Heart Transplant.

John Meara is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Meara is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Cleft Lip and Palate, Craniectomy, and Septoplasty.