Dr. Fullington’s Professional History

Providence College – BA – Biology – 2005
New York Medical College – MD – 2009

Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital Boston – 2013
University of Massachusetts Surgical Residency – 2016

Boston Hernia & Pilonidal Center PLLC – Starting May 1, 2021
General Surgical Practice, University of Massachusetts – Milford Regional Medical Center (2016–2021)
General Surgical Practice, University of Massachusetts – Marlborough Hospital (2016–2021)
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Massachusetts (2016–2021)
Residency Rotation Director, University of Massachusetts – Milford Regional Medical Center (2016–2021)
Team Leader, Team Broken Earth, University of Massachusetts – Port au Prince, Haiti (2017–2021)

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American College of Surgeons, Operation Giving Back
Americas Hernia Society
New England Surgical Society
European Hernia Society
Peer Review Committee, Newton Wellesley Hospital
Data Integration Committee, Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative
Surgical Education Committee, UMass Medical School
Infectious Disease Committee, Milford Regional Medical Center
Medical Education Committee, Milford Regional Medical Center
Felix G. Cataldo Lectureship Committee

*Dr. Fullington performed over 2000 open and laparoscopic abdominal operations for hernia, gallbladder, colon and appendix prior to joining our focused practice.

Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Umbilical Hernia Surgery
Ventral/Epigastric Hernia Surgery
Advanced Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery

Top Gun Competition Winner – MA Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2015
Survivor Competition Winner – MA Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2015
Resident Teacher of the Year – UMass Medical School, 2016
TUSM Excellence in Teaching Award, 2025
Verified Surgeon of Quality – Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative (ACHQC), 2025

Fullington N, Potanos K, Cauley R, Zurakowski D, Fishman SJ, Vakili K, Kim HB. Strain Induced Esophageal Growth in a Novel Rodent Model. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2016.
Fullington N, Cauley R, Potanos K, O’Melia L, Zurakowsji D, Kim HB, Seefelder C, Vakili K. Immediate extubation after pediatric liver transplantation: A single-center experience. Liver Transplantation. 2014.
Potanos K, Fullington N, Cauley R, O’Melia L, Zurakowsji D, Kim HB, Seefelder C, Vakili K. Tissue Expander Stimulated Lengthening of Arteries (TESLA)… Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2015.
Potanos K, Hodgkinson N, Fullington N, Narla A, Albritton K, Kozakewich H, Kim HB. Long Term Survival in Pediatric Hepatic Angiosarcoma… Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2015.
Vakili K, Fullington N, Turner C, Cauley R, Potanos K, Lee S, Ferguson M, Lock J, Kim HB. Aorto-Mesenteric and Renal Allograft Transplant… Am J Transplant. 2013.
Cauley R, Stoffan A, Potanos K, Fullington N, Graham DA, Finkelstein JA, Kim HB, Wilson JM. Pulmonary Support On Day 30… J Ped Surgery. 2013.
Cauley R, Potanos K, Fullington N, Lillehei C, Vakili K, Kim HB. Reno-portal anastomosis… Pediatr Transplant. 2013.
Cauley R, Vakili K, Potanos K, Fullington N, Graham G, Finkelstein J, Kim HB. Deceased donor liver transplantation… Liver Transplantation. 2013.