Hernia Care: Bridging Primary Care and Surgery

Join us for informative presentations from guest surgeons offering practical insights for primary care physicians.
About this Event

Join Rhode Island Medical Society, the Rhode Island chapter of the American College of Surgeons, and Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, and informative presentations from guest surgeons offering practical insights for primary care physicians.

• Andrew Luhrs, MD - “Not Every Bulge is a Hernia: Diastases Recti, Ventral hernias, and Modern Management for the Primary Care”

• Konstantinos Economopoulos, MD, PhD, MEng - “Clinical Decision-Making in Umbilical and Inguinal Hernias: When to Image and Refer”

• Shakti Rau, MD - “Ventral and Inguinal Hernias: To Repair or Not to Repair (and how?)”

• Sierra Grasso, DO - “Mesh Around and Find Out: When to Use Mesh and Robotics for Hernia Repair”

This will be a practical, clinically focused session led by surgeons who will cover recognition and initial evaluation of common hernias, indications for surgical referral, appropriate timing of consultation, and clinical features that may warrant more urgent surgical evaluation.

Beyond the clinical education itself, this is as an opportunity to bring community and primary care physicians together with specialists in a setting that encourages conversation, networking, and stronger referral and professional relationships.