Diaphragmatic and Hiatal Hernia near West Chester, PA

Care Philosophy: Cooper University Health Care has a strong connection to its community and wants to be your medical home. We begin with a network of experienced primary and specialty care health care providers found throughout our Adult Health Institute. The institute’s goal is to provide preventive care and teach healthy lifestyles while also managing the full range of simple to complex illnesses, targeting early diagnosis and treatment.

Biography: Jeffry T. Zern, M.D.,FACS,currently serves as Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery for General Surgery at ChristianaCare. He completed a Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship in 1997 and has been practicing at ChristianaCare for the past23 years. His areas of expertise include foregut surgery, particularly surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal herniation and achalasia. He also performs biliary surgery, hernia procedures, robotic surgery as well as colon surgery. His practice is currently based at Wilmington Hospital. He has been awarded Top Doctor distinction on nine occasions and has received the teaching award for education of surgical residents. He has presented locally and nationally on Minimally Invasive Surgery topics with recent efforts in Robotic surgical training.