Arielle Perez, MD, Appointed Director of the UNC Hernia Center.
Dr. Perez is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General and Acute Care Surgery who specializes in hernia operations. Dr. Perez will oversee the multidisciplinary center to provide patients with the best hernia care in the region. The Center will offer skilled care in both open and minimally invasive surgical techniques for the repair of abdominal wall hernias (including ventral, incisional, umbilical, inguinal, femoral, Spigelian, recurrent, and parastomal hernias) and abdominal wall reconstruction. In addition, the Center will advance the field of hernia treatment through research, innovation, and educational conferences.