Hernia Surgery Team
Mercy General Surgery Clinic’s four board-certified general surgeons perform a variety of hernia surgery based on the needs of each individual patient. The group performs open, laparoscopic and robotic hernia repairs. Read more about our general surgeons:
Sajida Ahad, MD, FACS
Dr. Ahad is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive surgeon with expertise in abdominal, inguinal and hiatal hernias.

Bulent Cetindag, MD, FACS
Dr. Cetindag, brings his expertise in all aspects of hernia surgery, including advancement flaps for repair of complex and large abdominal wall hernias.
Imran Hassan, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Dr. Hassan is a colorectal surgeon that provides added expertise on complex stoma site hernias and hernias with fistulas.
Nora Royer, MD, FACS
Dr. Royer performs open and laparoscopic repairs of inguinal and abdominal wall hernias.