Best Diaphragmatic and Hiatal Hernia Doctors in Dayton, OH

Michelle DeGroat, MD, FACS graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and completed the Wright State University General Surgery Residency Program. Dr. DeGroat is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American Hernia Society. She is an Associate Clinical Professor at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and is the Chairman of the Premier Health system-wide general service line. Dr. DeGroat is board certified in General Surgery and Breast Ultrasound. Dr. DeGroat specializes in general surgery as well as critical care medicine and robotic surgery. She has a special interest in breast cancer, including high risk breast cancer, and provides breast cancer evaluations and care and performs nipple sparing mastectomies. Dr. DeGroat also focuses on surgical treatment for colon cancer. Her otherareas of interest include hernia repair and complex hernia repair.

Thomas A. Heck, MD, FACS is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (Summa Cum Laude), and Georgetown University School of Medicine (Magna Cum Laude). Dr. Heck completed his residency at Harvard Fifth Surgical Service, New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Heck is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is also certified in breast ultrasonograpy. Dr. Heck is an Associate Clinical Professor at Wright State University School of Medicine. He has a special interest in, and limits his practice to, breast care. Dr. Heck is the Surgical Director of the Breast Program at Miami Valley Hospital North. He has been associated with Gem City Surgical Associates since 1983.

James Ouellette, DO, FACS, is a graduate of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (MO). He completed residency in general surgery at Wright State University and fellowship in surgical oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CA). Dr. Ouellette is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Ouellette is the Chief of Surgery and Director of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Program at Miami Valley Hospital. He is an associate professor and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Wright State University Department of Surgery. He is also co-chair of the Ohio State Commission on Cancer. Dr. Ouellette has professional memberships with the American College of Surgeons, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Society of Surgical Oncology, Association of Academic Surgeons, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons-Ohio Chapter, and American Osteopathic Association.

Syed Zaman, MD is a graduate of Aga Khan Medical College in Pakistan. He completed his residency in General Surgery at West Virginia University Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Zaman completed his residency in Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Zaman is certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery, and is also certified in Thoracic Surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Benjamin J. Bates, MD graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. He completed the Wright State University General Surgery Residency Program. Dr. Bates has a number of certifications including Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support. Dr. Bates is a member of the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the Christian Medical and Dental Association.

MichaelLee, MD is a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, CA. He completed his General Surgery Residency at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Dr.Leeis board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons Resident and Associate Society.