Benjamin Rogers, MD

Description

Dr. Rogers, M.D., FACS, earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia where he completed his internship and residency in general surgery. He completed a fellowship in Bern, Switzerland in experimental medicine and a thoracic surgery fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He then pursued further vascular surgery training at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. Certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Rogers is well versed in general surgery and laparoscopic procedures of the stomach, gallbladder, appendix, colon, thyroid and hernias as well as vascular surgery, vascular access and thoracic surgery. He is the director of the Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center at Piedmont Newton Hospital. Dr. Rogers and his wife Julie have four children. In his free time he enjoys gardening (he is most proud of his hydrangeas) and skeet shooting. He is very involved in many local community activities. As a retired Lt. Colonel , he served 22 years in the US Army Reserves Medical Corps. Dr. Rogers welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.

Keywords soft tissue masses, robotic surgery, chronic appendicitis, sclerotherapy, incisional hernia surgery, umbilical hernia surgery, parastomal hernia surgery, minimally invasive hernia surgery, inguinal hernia mesh repair, gallbladder surgery, abdominal hernia surgery, appendix rupture, appendicitis surgery, abdominal wall hernia, ventral hernia repair, da vinci ventral hernia repair, da vinci incisional hernia repair, da vinci hernia repair, robotic umbilical herniorrhaphy, robotic surgery for small bowel obstruction, robotic appendectomy, leg wound, excision of tumor, excision of cervical lymph node, complex hernia repair, da vinci inguinal hernia repair, exploratory laparotomy, excision mole, diverticulitis, cholelithiasis, cholecystectomy, appendicitis, appendiceal abscess, appendectomy, da vinci, laparoscopic recurrent hernia repair, da vinci colon resection, da vinci cholecystectomy, da vinci abdominal wall hernia repair, debridement of infected skin (up to 10% of body surface), ostomy reversal, arterial biopsy, peg (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy), partial splenectomy, excisional biopsy, transient ischaemic attack (tia), blue toe syndrome, thrombectomy, vascular access device, splenic mass, axillary lymphadenectomy, abdominal mass, thyroid cancer, pressure ulcer, parathyroid cancer, parathyroid adenoma, nevus, necrotizing soft tissue infections, melanoma, laparoscopy, laparoscopic bowel resection, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, groin pain, groin mass, goiter, gallbladder disease, wound care, vascular access surgery, endarterectomy, diaphragmatic tumor, diaphragmatic hernia, diabetic limb salvage, diabetic ulcer, diabetic foot infection, contusion of chest wall, collapsed lung, closure of diaphragmatic fistula, cholecystitis, chest wall tumors, chest wall lump, chest wall abscess, anomalies of the diaphragm, abdominal dermoid cyst, pacemaker placement, skin cancer surgery, amputation below the knee surgery, chest tube insertion, sick sinus syndrome, amputation above the knee surgery, embolectomy, sclerotherapy for spider veins, amputation of the toe surgery, sebaceous cyst removal, unna boot, vein ligation, lipomas, endarterectomy of lower limb artery, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, carotid endarterectomy, carotid stenosis.