Boston Hernia was founded to take care of patients with inguinal and umbilical hernias. We see almost 2000 new patients each year with suspected hernia conditions and we repair almost 1000 hernias each year. We operate on patients with symptomatic hernias, and avoid diagnostic imaging much of the time.
By creating a specialized clinic, we have moved on from the traditional general surgery model allowing us to focus exclusively on one surgical problem and become international experts in it, providing the very best care to our patients.
Decades of focus has led our practice to virtually eliminate the dreaded problem of chronic postoperative inguinal hernia pain. We perform better, safer surgery more efficiently than most providers and have had our outcomes reviewed by our peers and published in journals.
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Our providers used to do all of general surgery, including breast surgery, colon surgery, appendix removal and gallbladder surgery, but we found that the more we focused on hernia surgery, the better our patients fared. Over the last 22 years, we have been caring for hernia patients, listening to their needs and goals, and adapting our practice to best serve our patients. It seems obvious now that a specialized practice provides better and more individualized patient care, which is our ultimate goal with this unique practice.
We are focused on providing superior outcomes that are important to our patients, including:
- Focused care for inguinal, umbilical, epigastric, incisional hernias
- Extensive patient education resources
- Expertise in injured workers
- Avoidance of unnecessary imaging costs
- Surgery only when necessary
- Thorough education on surgery options
- Guided decision-making between patient and provider
- Use of ambulatory centers when appropriate to reduce cost and improve experience
- Transparency related to costs of care
- Convenience of care in multiple locations around New England
- Posterior mesh placement without general anesthesia
- Quick return to work, sports, and gym after hernia surgery
- Minimal pain after surgery
- Minimal to no opioid use after surgery
- Participation in a national hernia registry, public reporting of quality data
- Peer reviewed quality improvement publications
- Collaboration with physical therapy
- Committed to the field of Abdominal Core Health
- Quick return to work after hernia surgery
- Fast return to sports or the gym
- Posterior mesh placement without general anesthesia
- Minimal pain after surgery
- Minimal to no opioid use after surgery
- Ample time with medical providers
- Expertise in injured workers
- Thorough education on surgery options
- Shared decision-making between patient and provider
- Avoiding surgery when possible
- Convenience of care in multiple locations around New England
- Transparency related to costs of care
- Participation in a national hernia registry, including public reporting of quality data
- Peer reviewed quality improvement publications
- A focus on the most common ambulatory conditions such as inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia and epigastric hernias.
Our Mission
To provide superior clinical outcomes with exceptional patient and employee experience in ambulatory hernia care.
Our Vision
To build a reproducible, high volume, focused care-delivery model for ambulatory hernia care that is based on value to patients, providers, employers and payers.
