
Dana Alexa Telem MD
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
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24 Frank Lloyd Wright DriveLobby AAnn Arbor, MI 48105
Phone+1 734-936-5738
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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
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 citationsUse 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—2018Dana A Telem, Justin B Dimick, JAMA
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
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