25 of the Best General Surgeons Near Me

"G. Darby Pope, MD, FACS, developed an interest in medicine during his childhood while living overseas as the son of Christian missionaries. For him, medicine became a way to demonstrate God's love and compassion by helping those in need at their most vulnerable moments. ""The grace of God gave me the skill and opportunity to become a doctor,"" Dr. Pope says. ""I became a surgeon because I loved helping eliminate problems in patients' lives and seeing them return to a full life."" When Dr. Pope is not working, he enjoys coaching and playing sports, staying active in his church, and exploring the Appalachian Highlands with his wife and their 7 children.". Dr. Pope is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Adenocarcinoma, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Pope is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

I grew up in Durham and I am extremely proud to work here at Duke. All of my family members still call the Bull City home. Most of my education was completed in Durham, except for four years I spent down the road in Chapel Hill. I played football there and developed an interest in orthopaedic surgery that led me home. I specialize in hip and knee replacement and am very fortunate to do so. We have the ability to help so many people with these operations. It is extremely rewarding to help someone get back to doing the things they want to do with their life. Duke is the kind of place where you are challenged by the most difficult cases weekly and I appreciate that fact. We have great doctors in every field and we work as a team on every aspect of a patient's care once they enter the hospital. Dr. Bolognesi is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Arthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Bolognesi is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery.

I am an adult reconstruction surgeon here at Duke. I completed graduate school and residency training at Wake Forest University, followed by a fellowship in adult reconstruction at Duke. My choice to pursue a career in adult reconstruction was based on my passion for patient outcomes. I was truly inspired by patients’ satisfaction and the drastic improvement on their quality of life after total joint replacement. I enjoy the systematic approach to problem solving and the complexity of cases in adult reconstruction, especially in the setting of revision arthroplasty. My clinical and research interests are centered around periprosthetic joint infections, a disastrous complication which continues to pose a challenge to the orthopaedic community. Despite the progress made, our goal to prevent infection following arthroplasty surgery remains unaccomplished. It is not an exaggeration to claim that fear of infection lives in the heart of every arthroplasty surgeon who steps into the operating room. My mission is to provide a personalized assessment and treat each patient individually, based upon their condition and needs. Dr. Seyler is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infectious Arthritis, Septic Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Seyler is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Chandler is chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program Director at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the medical staff in 2008, became interim chief in 2020 and was named full-time chief in 2021. She also is an associate professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Chandler’s clinical and research areas of interest are minimally invasive surgery including pectus excavatum, and pediatric cancer surgery. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Chandler was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital physician of the year in the 2017 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Excellence Awards. Dr. Chandler earned her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, where she completed her general surgical residency. She completed a research fellowship in surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and was principal investigator for a grant that focused on overcoming chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer. She also completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, with training in laparoscopic and advanced miniature access surgery. Dr. Chandler is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Appendicitis, Pectus Excavatum, Viral Gastroenteritis, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Chandler is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Priscilla McAuliffe, MD PhD, is a breast surgical oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is certified by The American Board of Surgery. Dr. Mcauliffe is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Intraductal Papilloma, Paget Disease of the Breast, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Mcauliffe is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Mcauliffe is currently accepting new patients.

Jacob Schroder is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Durham, North Carolina. He has been practicing medicine for over 25 years. Dr. Schroder is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Schroder is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Nirenberg applies the latest techniques to alleviate toe pain, heel pain, heel spur pain, plantar fasciitis, foot and ankle pain and problems, and he explains problems to patients in simple, down-to-earth language. He is also super friendly, caring and approachable – in fact, he often calls patients himself after surgery to check on them!Dr. Nirenberg also has specialized training in nerve surgery, having trained with the world-renowned nerve surgeon Dr. Lee Dellon of Johns Hopkins. Dr. Nirenberg enjoys making a difference in the lives of others, especially our patients. He has helped numerous patients overcome dropfoot, and has helped many others walk free from pain and recover their health. Dr. Nirenberg is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, Achilles Tendon Rupture, Tendinitis, Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction, and Nerve Decompression. Dr. Nirenberg is board certified in American Board Of Multiple Specialties In Podiatry.

Jayme Dowdall is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. Dr. Dowdall is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy.

Steven Kim is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Rockford, Illinois. Dr. Kim is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Kim is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Eugene Mcclintic is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Bristol, Tennessee. Dr. Mcclintic is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Mcclintic is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Melena Bellin is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Dr. Bellin is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Low Blood Sugar, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Pancreatectomy, and Islet Cell Transplantation. Dr. Bellin is board certified in Pediatric Endocrinology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2009. Dr. Bellin is currently accepting new patients.

Valentin Mocanu is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been practicing medicine for over 15 years. Dr. Mocanu is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hiatal Hernia, Gastric Bypass, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Mocanu is board certified in Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada, 2013.

Dr. Russell “Rusty” Jennings, a pioneer of pediatric surgical procedures for malformed esophageal and tracheal conditions, is a surgeon in the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, which he joined in 2022. A pediatric surgeon for more than 40 years, Dr. Jennings founded and directed the world’s first Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. There he led a multidisciplinary team that worked on solving unsolved problems, and developed innovative techniques for evaluation, diagnosis and successful treatment of: complex esophageal strictures esophageal atresia “long gap” esophageal atresia esophageal replacement tracheo-esophageal fistulas recurrent tracheo-esophageal fistulas laryngo-tracheo-esophageal clefts tracheomalacia bronchomalacia tracheal reconstruction aberrant subclavian artery vascular compression syndromes vascular rings pectus excavatum chest wall deformities asphyxiating thoracic dystrophies recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thoracic surgery Dr. Jennings has many publications on these topics including the largest series of successful treatment of complex recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas in the literature with excellent outcomes, techniques to grow patients’ tissues to allow repair and connection of the esophagus in cases of esophageal atresia and esophageal injury, esophageal replacement with jejunum, and treatment of tracheomalacia. He has frequently taught and presented on these and numerous other related topics regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Jennings’ prior work includes establishing the first fetal surgery center in New England; Dr. Jennings developed the first successful fetal cardiac surgery program in the world treating HLHS before birth. Dr. Jennings earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. His general surgery residency was done at the University of California, San Francisco. He was a postdoctoral research fellow for three years in the Fetal Treatment Center and Fetal Treatment Laboratory while completing the residency. He completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at Boston Children’s/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jennings is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Double Aortic Arch, and Endoscopy. Dr. Jennings is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Andrea Schlegel is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Schlegel is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary 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 6 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.

Alana Beres is a General Surgeon and a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Beres is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Appendicitis, Infantile Pneumothorax, Hernia, Appendectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Beres is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Jesse Van Le is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Bloomington, Illinois. Dr. Van Le is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Carotid Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Arterial Embolism, Pacemaker Implantation, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Van Le is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Vicente Cortes is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cortes is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Splenectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Cortes is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Thomas Geng is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Geng is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Splenectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Geng is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Elizabeth Jackson is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Kingsport, Tennessee. Dr. Jackson is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, and Colostomy. Dr. Jackson is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Nicholas Kunio is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Elgin, Illinois. Dr. Kunio is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cellulitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Kunio is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Sarah Mathew is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mathew is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Hernia Surgery, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Mathew is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

James Clancy is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Dr. Clancy is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Colorectal Cancer, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Hernia, Small Bowel Resection, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Clancy is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Dr. Gray is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive surgery of the stomach, small bowel, gallbladder and hernias. He is passionate about bariatric and metabolic surgery – sometimes called “weight loss surgery” – and is fellowship-trained in minimally invasive surgery to help his patients get back to living their lives quicker. Dr. Gray originally moved to East Tennessee to complete his general surgery residency at ETSU. After completing his advanced fellowship training in minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University, he was excited to return to the area and bring his special skill set to East Tennessee. Dr. Gray is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Gray is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

In his practice, Dr. Wells works to uphold the ideals of a doctor/patient relationship by providing the best medical care possible and always making the interests of the patients his highest priority. Dr. Wells is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Wells is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Wells is currently accepting new patients.