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Brett Parker
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University
Washington, DC

Dr. Brett Parker a general surgeon and fellowship-trained minimally invasive foregut and bariatric surgeon. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Johns Hopkins and also the Program Director for the Johns Hopkins Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program. Dr. Parker is an expert in minimally invasive surgical techniques including advanced laparoscopy and robotic surgery, as well as therapeutic flexible endoscopy. He is interested in promoting the evolving indications for surgical repair of paraesophageal hernias, as well as adjunct procedures surgeons can use to reduce recurrence rates. He offers a wide range of interventions for GERD, including innovative endoscopic therapies, and promotes early surgical referral to discuss and tailor therapy to individual patient circumstances. Dr. Parker also has a robust abdominal wall reconstruction and weight loss surgery practice. He is widely published on the surgical outcomes of foregut surgery, emerging technologies, and innovation, as well as surgical simulation and skills transfer.
- Hernia
- Flexible Endoscopy
- Foregut
- Bariatric
- Robotics
- Career Development
- Education
“FUSE 3.0: Ultrasonic Devices.” SAGES TV Live Resident Webinar
“cTIF: Ask the Expert” SAGES 2024 Annual Conference
“To wean or not to wean: proton pump inhibitor management after anti-reflux surgery amongst foregut experts.”
Concomitant Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (cTIF): An Innovative Anti-reflux Procedure
Physician Q&A on Paraesophageal Hernia Surgery
Treating GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)