LaparoscopicInguinalHerniaRepair near Charlottesville, VA

Biography: Gretchen Aquilina, DO, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained bariatric and gastrointestinal surgeon with Advanced Surgical Partners of Virginia in Richmond. Dr. Aquilina completed her undergraduate degree at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed her five-year surgical residency training at Rowan University School of Medicine in New Jersey. Following her residency, Dr. Aquilina completed her fellowship in Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University. After her fellowship, she stayed at VCU as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. Also while at VCU, she was the Surgery Clerkship Director and was awarded the Medical Student Teaching Award for three consecutive years.Dr. Aquilina takes a personal interest to engage with her patients and offers an individualized approach to surgical weight loss management using state-of-the-art techniques, as well as expertise in diagnosing and treating many other general surgery issues. Dr. Aquilina also is a recipient of several Top Docs in Bariatric Surgery awards from Richmond Magazine, as well as being named Best Bedside Manner "Bariatrics by Our Health Magazine"Greater Richmond.When not seeing patients, Dr. Aquilina enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons and enjoying all that Richmond has to offer.

Biography: Dr. Eleisha Flanagan received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine. She completed her residency in general surgery from Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. and both her research and minimally invasive clinical fellowship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Flanagan also recently served as a surgical skills instructor at the UNC School of Medicine. She is a member of a multitude of committees and organizations including the American College of Surgery, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Women in Surgery, and more.

Care Philosophy: Having grown up in the DMV, Dr. Hota is committed to giving back to her community by providing the best quality treatment options to her patients. She believes in treating every patient as she would treat a loved one pairing compassion with an evidence-based approach. She has dedicated her time in training to becoming proficient in minimally-invasive techniques in order to improve patient outcomes and reduce post-operative pain. She has a broad range of clinical interests and treats abdominal and inguinal hernias, biliary disease, reflux, hiatal hernias, and various complex diseases of the intestines.