The Mile High Hernia Institute, located in Denver, Colorado, is an entity within Rocky Mountain Surgical Associates(est. 1976). It represents my desire to recognize a subspecialty of General Surgery dedicated exclusively to outpatient hernia surgery.
A typical General Surgeon can spend each day addressing a very wide variety of surgical problems including trauma, cancer, thoracic, vascular, colon and rectal, breast, endocrine, head and neck, and abdominal surgeries of all varieties. Indeed, the General Surgeon arguably has the broadest and most comprehensive of all medical specialties. After 20 years of General Surgery, I created Mile High Hernia Institute to provide patients the option of having a surgeon specifically focused on just one aspect of this very comprehensive training.
The current trend in medicine is strongly toward sub specialization, and while a part of me is very sad to see General Surgery carved into such portions, the benefits to our patients is undeniable. We are living in an era in which patients research their own healthcare options and choose a specialist who has dedicated their career to a particular area of expertise. Though I've never believed any professional can claim to be exceptional simply by declaring specialization in a field, I believe their are many areas of General Surgery that will benefit from from this trend of sub specialization.
So why did I choose outpatient hernia surgery? As it turns out, hernia operations are likely the most common of all the procedures we do, and certainly the operation I've done more than any other. Nearly 50% of all operations, in all specialties, are currently performed as outpatients. This shift away from inpatient care will require new attention toward patient education and physician availability. Additionally, after a long career of late night emergency surgeries, countless hours in the hospital, and a working environment that has become increasingly focused on the bottom line rather than quality of care, it was time for me to either exit the system, or develop my own contribution. I'm hopeful the Mile High Hernia Institute will provide an opportunity for both myself and my patients.
You may notice I've included information on the website ,regarding gallbladder surgery. As it remains a very common outpatient procedure, and one in which I've gained considerable experience, I treat myself to an additional area of "expertise" within General Surgery.
A typical General Surgeon can spend each day addressing a very wide variety of surgical problems including trauma, cancer, thoracic, vascular, colon and rectal, breast, endocrine, head and neck, and abdominal surgeries of all varieties. Indeed, the General Surgeon arguably has the broadest and most comprehensive of all medical specialties. After 20 years of General Surgery, I created Mile High Hernia Institute to provide patients the option of having a surgeon specifically focused on just one aspect of this very comprehensive training.
The current trend in medicine is strongly toward sub specialization, and while a part of me is very sad to see General Surgery carved into such portions, the benefits to our patients is undeniable. We are living in an era in which patients research their own healthcare options and choose a specialist who has dedicated their career to a particular area of expertise. Though I've never believed any professional can claim to be exceptional simply by declaring specialization in a field, I believe their are many areas of General Surgery that will benefit from from this trend of sub specialization.
So why did I choose outpatient hernia surgery? As it turns out, hernia operations are likely the most common of all the procedures we do, and certainly the operation I've done more than any other. Nearly 50% of all operations, in all specialties, are currently performed as outpatients. This shift away from inpatient care will require new attention toward patient education and physician availability. Additionally, after a long career of late night emergency surgeries, countless hours in the hospital, and a working environment that has become increasingly focused on the bottom line rather than quality of care, it was time for me to either exit the system, or develop my own contribution. I'm hopeful the Mile High Hernia Institute will provide an opportunity for both myself and my patients.
You may notice I've included information on the website ,regarding gallbladder surgery. As it remains a very common outpatient procedure, and one in which I've gained considerable experience, I treat myself to an additional area of "expertise" within General Surgery.
