About Us

• Boston Hernia Specialist, Michael Reinhorn MD MBA FACS Dr. Michael (Micki) Reinhorn is a board-certified general surgeon, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, specializing in ambulatory hernia and pilonidal surgery. He is also an associate clinical professor of surgery at Tufts University. His practice is located near Boston and services most of New England. Educational Background: Doctor of Medicine & General Surgery Residency- Boston University Engineering degree – Cornell University Master’s degree in Business Administration – Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University Dr. Reinhorn has performed over 3,500 hernia operations and has published his outcomes in peer reviewed medical journals and reports all patient outcomes to a national database. While performing over 400 hernia operations each year, Dr. Reinhorn is working to identify ways to reduce opioid prescribing and utilization in hernia patients. He is the chairperson of the opioid reduction task force for the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative. He is also passionate about improving value within the healthcare system for patients, providers, payers, and employers. He is an expert in work related groin injuries and has lectured nationally about groin injuries as well as about his streamlined, specialized practice. Over his surgical career, Dr. Michael Reinhorn has developed expertise in minimally invasive inguinal and umbilical hernia surgery. He is also a specialist in surgical treatment of pilonidal disease and for the last eleven years, he has been performing the “Cleft-lift” or “Bascom flap” procedure. While no formal training after surgical residency is required to become a hernia surgeon or pilonidal surgeon, as a result of his 19 years of experience focusing on these conditions, he has become expert in both. His practice is focused on inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, epigastric hernia and pilonidal disease in order to provide sub-specialized level of care for patients suffering from these conditions. When not working, he enjoys time with his wife and three children, including hiking in the White Mountains, swimming, biking, traveling and cooking.