Virginia Heartburn and Hernia Institute

10/21/2024

Dr. Gillian and his team implanted the first LINX device in the DMV in 2013. Dr. Gillian has been training other surgeons in this technique since 2015. By 2018 we were one of the top 5 programs in the USA. Dr. Gillian’s team was the busiest center in the world for LINX implants in 2022 and passed the 750th implant mark in October 2024. We are currently considered to be one of the top 5 centers in the world for this procedure. Our expertise and comfort with all aspects of this procedure cannot be matched in the region.

Dr. Gillian and his team implanted the first LINX device in the DMV in 2013. Dr. Gillian has been training other surgeons in this technique since 2015. By 2018

07/12/2022

Dr. Gillian has now done more than 500 LINX procedures. His team at the Virginia Heartburn and Hernia Institute is the one of the top 5 most experienced groups with this procedure in the USA. Dr. Gillian was the first surgeon to implant the LINX device in the DMV and he continues to be the lead surgeon on the East Coast for evaluating and managing patients who are interested in the LINX

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10/25/2021

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.

400th LINX SURGERYOctober 23, 2021October 24, 2021by George Gillian 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-...

11/16/2020

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.

Dr. Gillian discusses why people get reflux, why their weakened anatomy and hiatal hernia creates reflux, how medications work, how Nissen Fundoplication works

11/06/2020

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) and hiatal hernia.

This video shows both an animation as well as actual surgical footage of a Nissen Fundoplication to treat reflux. The surgeon

11/02/2020

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.

Dr. Gillian discusses why people get reflux, why their weakened anatomy and hiatal hernia creates reflux, how medications work, how Nissen Fundoplication works

03/25/2020

The issues playing out on social media related to the Coronavirus change daily and hourly. The primary role of Surgeons in this current climate is to take care of the patients in our charge and to facilitate the best care of patients who have been affected by the virus. By our very nature surgeons are uncomfortable being on the sidelines and inactive. [ 306 more words ]
https://www.virginiahernia.com/we-are-open-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/

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02/17/2020

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 the most experienced center in the Mid-Atlantic. [ 41 more words ]
https://www.virginiahernia.com/300-linx-cases/

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12/16/2019

Podcast with Dr. Gillian: Could Surgery Cure Your Heartburn? When You Need More Than Medication
https://www.virginiahernia.com/podcast-with-dr-gillian-could-surgery-cure-your-heartburn-when-you-need-more-than-medication/

Podcast with Dr. Gillian: Could Surgery Cure Your Heartburn? When You Need More Than Medicationby George GillianDecember 16, 2019 George Gillian, MD, and Ivan Harnden, MD, join Inova HealthChat host Jennifer Siciliano to discuss surgical treatments for GERD, commonly known as heartburn, when over-th...

10/09/2018

On Sept 28, 2018 we hit a huge milestone. We did our 200th LINX procedure. Divya and I are proud to be one of the first 10 practices in the USA to hit that number. Couldn't do it without our team in the Inova Alexandria OR, my office, and Torrax.

07/17/2018

LINX is revolutionizing how we approach reflux and heartburn because it works!

Learn more- https://www.inova.org/healthcare-services/heartburn-treatment/locations/inova-alexandria-hospital.jsp

05/03/2018

Interview with Dr. Gillian and a LINX patient. You don't have to live with heartburn!

https://www.inova.org/healthcare-services/heartburn-treatment/locations/inova-alexandria-hospital.jsp

Inova Alexandria Hospital offers a comprehensive Heartburn Treatment Center.

03/01/2018

Dr. Gillian from the Virginia Heartburn and Hernia Institute reviews the issues around surgical control of reflux issues and hiatal hernias.
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03/01/2018

Are you worried about taking PPI medications?
https://www.inovanewsroom.org/expert-commentary/2017/04/weighing-the-long-term-risks-of-acid-reflux-drugs/

George Kevin Gillian, MD, is a board-certified surgeon specializing in treatments for hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease. He helped to establish the Heartburn Treatment Center at Inova Alexandria Hospital. Read Dr. Gillian’s profile. If you take proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat acid ...

03/01/2018

One stop shop for reflux control in Virginia, Maryland and DC with Dr. Gillian and the LINX procedure and Heartburn Center

https://www.inovanewsroom.org/iah/2017/10/inova-helps-a-food-enthusiast-solve-his-acid-reflux-with-new-gerd-procedure/

Conquering Heartburn For Rob Cordosi, finding the answer to his 25-year battle with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was a welcome relief. “I’m a food person. I love to eat, I love to cook, and it really depressed me, loving all these foods, then knowing if I ate them I would suffer for it...

02/26/2018

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Dr. Gillian and his team were recognized as a Top Doc practice in Northern Virginia Magazine for 2017!

12/29/2017

Untreated reflux combined with other risk factors may increase the risk of some cancers.https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/890529?nlid=119813_1381&src=WNL_mdplsnews_171229_mscpedit_surg&spon=14&impID=1522283&faf=1

A US study has found that gastroesophageal reflux disease may increase the risk of cancer of the throat, tonsils and parts of the sinuses in older people.