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An interview with Yuri Novitsky, MD, Director of the Columbia Hernia Center, and Dina Podolsky, MD, hernia surgeon.

A 35 year old woman presents with a symptomatic bulge at her umbilicus. She’s had the bulge for several years but recently it’s started to cause her intermittent pain and discomfort. At this time, she’s never had any gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea or vomiting. She’s never had surgery and is otherwise healthy.

It’s time to bring back house calls. Not the kind where your doctor rings the doorbell carting a humongous medicine bag; but access to your physician from the comfort of your home. Access that’s simple, direct, and virtual.

A hernia is a very common condition that can affect men and women of all ages.