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Chosen For Our Compassion
Whether your are seeking weight loss surgery, a hernia repair, or help diagnosing and treating your chronic pain or sports injury, you not only want the best and most experienced surgeon, but you also want the most trusted. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Brian Jacob is an American Board Certified minimally invasive surgeon, Clinical Professor of Surgery at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, who is extensively published, an international speaker and educator, and globally recognized as one of the best and most trusted surgeons to help take care of you.
One year post hernia and bariatric sleeve surgery I find myself often saying a silent prayer of gratitude to Dr. Jacob for his life altering surgical skills, his professional dedication ...
Had multiple surgical consultations with different bariatric surgeons to find the best surgeon to proceed with gastric sleeve surgery. When i met Dr. Jacob I instantly knew that he is ...
This past weekend was so satisfying and emotional for me. As many of you know. Last year due to injuries and surgeries. Many of my activities were put on pause. ...
Dr. Jacob was recommended to me for his extensive knowledge and experience with hernia repair. He listened closely to my story and reviewed my imaging reports. His assessment provided me ...
Dr. Jacob and his partners are truly dedicated to hernia repair
If you are ever considering undergoing a hernia operation, have had a hernia operation in the past, or just have questions about the topic of hernia or groin pain, then ...
Brian Jacob, MD, FACS
Dr. Brian Jacob is an internationally recognized hernia, chronic pain, and weight loss surgeon in New York City. For 10 consecutive years, he has been selected as one of the best hernia surgeons in NYC by The New York Times Magazine, and is listed by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. in New York Magazine as a Top Doctor (2012 - 2025). Over the past decade, Dr. Jacob has performed thousands of hernia procedures, and he has devoted the majority of his career to treating hernias and groin pain, with a goal of offering his patients an optimized outcome and uneventful rapid recovery.
Dr. Jacob can discuss hernia treatment options, recovery plans, and the types of complications as well as the (low) risk rate. Please use the button below to contact Dr. Jacob and make an appointment to discuss your hernia.
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SLEEVE
Gastrectomy
Dr. Brian Jacob is an internationally recognized weight loss surgeon who initially learned how to perform the sleeve gastrectomy in 2003 after training with Dr. Michel Gagner, who actually is the original pioneer of the sleeve gastrectomy procedure itself! Over the past 17 years, Dr. Jacob has since performed over 1,500 sleeve gastrectomies with outstanding outcomes. In fact, the sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most common procedures that Dr. Jacob performs.
CHRONIC
Pain
Dr. Jacob is regarded by peers as one of the top surgeons in the United States to help work-up, diagnose, and treat chronic pain in the groin and pelvis, including pain after hernia repairs or sports injuries. Dr. Brian Jacob has extensive experience with hernia mesh removal and chronic pain treatment procedures in New York City.
INGUINAL
Hernia
Dr. Brian Jacob is an internationally recognized hernia surgeon in New York City. A hernia occurs when some adipose tissue or part of an organ protrudes abnormally through a small or large hole in the abdominal wall. An inguinal hernia is named for its location and is often called a groin hernia. For 8 consecutive years, Dr. Jacob has been selected as one of the best hernia surgeons in NYC by The New York Times Magazine.
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Thank you to @wsj for including me in their article about hernia repairs in 2025. Full article is here: https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/hernia-repair-new-techniques-research-9fe2fd53.
Thank you to @wsj for including me in their article about hernia repairs in 2025. Full article is here: https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/hernia-repair-new-techniques-research-9fe2fd53.
Another hernia meeting? Ok, yes. But this one is in Dubai!! On way over to Dubai tonight to check out the venue for next month’s Dubai Hernia Summit where IHC will proudly be co-hosting its 2025 meeting! So many awesome faculty and friends. Register now and join us! https://dhs2025.com/faculty/
Another hernia meeting? Ok, yes. But this one is in Dubai!! On way over to Dubai tonight to check out the venue for next month’s Dubai Hernia Summit where IHC will proudly be co-hosting its 2025 meeting! So many awesome faculty and friends. Register now and join us! https://dhs2025.com/faculty/
#waymo one. San Fran. Very cool. @waymo
I mean, this is still news to someone out there! 😂. https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/In-the-News/Article/08-24/Robotic-IPOM-Mesh-Repair/74541
I mean, this is still news to someone out there! 😂. https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/In-the-News/Article/08-24/Robotic-IPOM-Mesh-Repair/74541
Congrats @aidenjacob_ and the NVD Class of 2024! I am so deeply proud of you and can not wait to see what you do next.
Congrats @aidenjacob_ and the NVD Class of 2024! I am so deeply proud of you and can not wait to see what you do next.
What happens when you pregame nap, but then at 3am @robin__schulz spins Argy (Aria) at the Marquee in NYC.... Work hard , play hard.
Thank you and @lars.schwafertz for a truly memorable evening.
What happens when you pregame nap, but then at 3am @robin__schulz spins Argy (Aria) at the Marquee in NYC.... Work hard , play hard.
Thank you and @lars.schwafertz for a truly memorable evening.
Do you have a spot of pain in your abdominal wall, and no one can figure out why?
It is often confused with hernia or mesh pain, but it isn`t that. One rare cause of this type of pain is Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment (ACNES). Yellow arrow points to the trapped nerve before it is removed.
It is possible in you if you have one specific spot of pain that is reproducible when pressed on (see video). You can literally point to the spot where there is a pinched nerve.
(Sorry for the graphic photos...dont look if you dont want to see surgery photos).
This patient was cured with removal of the nerve and is now over 7 months free of pain that existed for 6 years. Www.nychernia.com
Do you have a spot of pain in your abdominal wall, and no one can figure out why?
It is often confused with hernia or mesh pain, but it isn`t that. One rare cause of this type of pain is Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment (ACNES). Yellow arrow points to the trapped nerve before it is removed.
It is possible in you if you have one specific spot of pain that is reproducible when pressed on (see video). You can literally point to the spot where there is a pinched nerve.
(Sorry for the graphic photos...dont look if you dont want to see surgery photos).
This patient was cured with removal of the nerve and is now over 7 months free of pain that existed for 6 years. Www.nychernia.com
What a fun week. Teaching about two passions of mine in two different cities: chronic groin pain and ab wall hernia...first at the epic annual Hernia Summit in Big Sky, MT led by my friend Yuri Novitsky, then followed by the ACS Puerto Rico Chapter meeting in San Juan, PR with my old friend Kervin Arroyo. Love this job.
Work = Play.
What a fun week. Teaching about two passions of mine in two different cities: chronic groin pain and ab wall hernia...first at the epic annual Hernia Summit in Big Sky, MT led by my friend Yuri Novitsky, then followed by the ACS Puerto Rico Chapter meeting in San Juan, PR with my old friend Kervin Arroyo. Love this job.
Work = Play.
