Benjamin K. Poulose, MD MPH FACS

Benjamin K. Poulose, MD, MPH serves as the Robert M. Zollinger Lecrone-Baxter Chair and Chief, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. His clinical and research interests focus on Abdominal Core Health. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Poulose completed his surgical training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and fellowship training in abdominal wall reconstruction, interventional endoscopy, and minimally invasive surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. He served as faculty at Vanderbilt for ten years, founding and leading the Vanderbilt Hernia Center before arriving at Ohio State in 2018. Dr. Poulose co-leads the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative, which has several ongoing research and quality improvement initiatives involving patients, hospitals, surgeons, industry, the United States Food and Drug Administration, and the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He is a past President of the American Hernia Society.

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• anti-reflux procedures
• appendectomy
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• cholecystectomy
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• pancreatic cysts

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• paraesophageal hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• colonoscopy

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• endoscopic surgery
• laparoscopic surgery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

Attending

07/2008—Present

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland, OH

Instructor

01/2007—01/2008

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Assistant Professor

07/2008—Present