DanaAlexaTelemMD

General Surgery • Ann Arbor, MI

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
Lobby A
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone+1 734-936-5738

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2012
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2005
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery

Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 2016 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2020
MA State Medical License 2011 - 2012
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Biologic Versus Synthetic Mesh for Treatment of Paraesophageal Hernia Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Unknown status
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Medicare Coding Changes and Reported Hernia Size.
Alexander Hallway, Erin Isenberg, Ryan Howard, Sean O'Neill, Jenny Shao
JAMA. 2025-03-04
1 citations
Use of Biologic and Biosynthetic Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Current Practice.
Cody L Mullens, Leah Schoel, Michael F McGee, Anne P Ehlers, Dana Telem
JAMA Surgery. 2025-02-01
Impact of preoperative frailty status on decision regret following elective hernia repair.
Leah J Schoel, Joshua Sinamo, Brian T Fry, Alexander Hallway, Michael Rubyan
Hernia. 2025-01-23

Journal Articles

Management of Groin Hernias in Adults—2018
Dana A Telem, Justin B Dimick, JAMA

Lectures

Management of the Bariatric Patient with Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department: The Role of Radiology, Endoscopy and Surgery
New York, NY - 10/28/2014

Press Mentions

Medicare Reimbursement Codes for Hernia Procedures Have Small Impact on PatientsMarch 6th, 2025
Did Reimbursement Rule Influence How Surgeons Size Hernias?February 13th, 2025
Weight-Loss Showdown: Is It Time for an RCT of Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1s?January 17th, 2025
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Grant Support

Combining Policy and Implementation Science to Optimize Clinical PracticeUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR2022–2027

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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