Complex Hernia Repair: Dawn Rodney’s Patient Story
When Dawn's routine hernia surgery turned into a devastating two-year cycle of recurrent infections, the Mass General Hernia Surgery team was there to help.
About George Velmahos, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California (1996-2000)
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California (2000-2004)
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School (2004-present)
Chief, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital (2004-present)
Main clinical focus:
- Abdominal and thoracic injuries
- Surgical emergencies (perforations, bleeding, obstruction, and acute inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract)
- Complex hernias
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine
Author or co-author of over 250 publications, 4 books, 40 book chapters. Member of over 20 societies, including the American Surgical Association, Society of University Surgeons, Society of Clinical Surgery, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Chair, Education Committee and Member, Executive Committee, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
Clinical Interests:
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Bowel obstruction and perforation
- Compartment syndrome
- Critical care
- Diverticulitis
- Gallbladder disease
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Hernia surgery
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Pancreatitis (acute and chronic)
- Surgical emergencies
- Traumatic injuries
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Greek
Locations
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2000
Medical Education
- MD, University of Athens School of Medicine
- Residency, Hippokration General Hospital
- Residency, Kalamata General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid NY
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Traumatic injuries
Shock and resuscitation
Bleeding control
Talking with the doctor and his team was like talking with a family member. Very comfortable, understanding and helpful in giving me their input on my decisions. That feeling is just great when discussing medical procedures. I'm very thankful to have such a team looking out for me.
Very thorough in their explanations.
Well, I was just overwhelmed with a sense of confidence and competence. And I had read wonderful things online as well. So I mean, I just think that with Dr. Velmahos, you're probably in some of the best hands you could ever be in. And that basically, that's it. Yeah. Thank you.
He was very good, knew exactly what I wanted. He's happy for it and everything is going great. I enjoy every bit of being with him.
Dr. Velmahos was kind and caring. He explained why I needed surgery and how it would be performed. He put me at ease by showing that he cared about me.
Very professional and knowable.
Kind, professional, sense of humor, open and honest, clear, patient, great listener, thorough, understanding. Dr V gave advice that was easy to understand and allowed me options, these options were suggested with the positives and the negatives.
Dr. Velmahos, he explains the situation in great detail, how I am able to understand it. He's very polite and kind, lets me ask my questions that I have, and gives me a very understandable answer. It's not all clinical, so he brings it to the level where I can understand, which is really important. He's just very pleasant as well. Yeah, very, very ... Read More
He explained things pretty well. And I understood what he said, but I'm actually going to make another appointment in person because my problem is, needs to be seen. Thank you. Bye.
Dr Velmahos is a warm, caring doctor the makes you feel at ease and has an easy laugh. I feel completely confident being in his care.