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600 LINX Procedures

We performed our 600th LINX procedure in April 2023 at VHC Health -Virginia Hospital Center. Our at Virginia Heartburn and Hernia Institute continue to be one of the top centers in the country for this procedure.  Dr. Gillian and Lee offer a variety of surgical options to control GERD, repair hiatal hernias and to relieveRead More »600 LINX Procedures

400th LINX SURGERY

Celebrating our 400th case at Inova Alexandria Hospital The surgical team at Virginia Heartburn and Hernia Institute hit another milestone in May of 2021.  We implanted our 400th LINX device.  Dr. Gillian, Dr. Lee and Divya Bansal PA-C comprise one of the top 5 centers for this procedure in the entire United States. There areRead More »400th LINX SURGERY

Ask the Expert: GERD (Filling the Gaps in Gerd Management. What’s Keeping you up at Night?)

Dr. Gillian discusses why people get reflux, why their weakened anatomy and hiatal hernia creates reflux, how medications work, how Nissen Fundoplication works and how LINX works. Watch on youtube Transcript 00:07 okay 00:08 and sometimes we have people who are 00:09 here because they got a spouse who's got 00:11 them and they're tryingRead More »Ask the Expert: GERD (Filling the Gaps in Gerd Management. What’s Keeping you up at Night?)
Nissen Fundoplication

Nissen Fundoplication Animation with Actual Surgical Footage

This video shows both an animation as well as actual surgical footage of a Nissen Fundoplication to treat reflux. The surgeon is Dr. Kevin Gillian at the Virginia Heartburn and Hernia Institute. A Nissen fundoplication, or laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication when performed via laparoscopic surgery, is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) andRead More »Nissen Fundoplication Animation with Actual Surgical Footage
LINX for reflux

300 LINX CASES

Dr. Gillian and Divya Bansal PA-C have placed more than 300 LINX devices for reflux control. We are very grateful for all of the support we have received at INOVA Alexandria Hospital with this project and the Heartburn Center. Our center continues to be at the forefront of reflux control for patients and are theRead More »300 LINX CASES