Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hear from MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Edward Chan, to learn more about GERD and hiatal hernias.

To learn more, visit MedStarHealth.org.

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Chapters:
0:00 What is a hiatal hernia?
0:28 What is GERD?
0:48 How do you diagnose for GERD or a hiatal hernia?
1:14 When does a thoracic surgeon see a patient with a hiatal hernia/GERD?
1:34 What does surgery entail for a hiatal hernia/GERD?
1:58 What is recovery like after surgery?
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