## About

Donald T. Hess, MD, FACS is a board-certified surgeon at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and System Chief for Bariatric, Minimally Invasive, and General Surgery for Boston Medical Center Health System. He is also an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, where he directs the General Surgery ...  Residency Program.

Dr. Hess earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York, and completed his general surgery residency training, followed by a fellowship in surgical oncology, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Dr. Hess has been in practice for more than 25 years. His expertise includes laparoscopic bariatric surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, and revisional bariatric surgery.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery](/departments/weight-loss-bariatric-surgery), [Surgical Services](/surgery)
- ### Specialties
    
    Complex hernia surgery; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) surgery; general surgery; laparoscopic bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass); minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery; single-site surgery
- ### Pronouns
    
    He/Him
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.8052](tel:617.414.8052)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Preston Family Building  
    [732 Harrison Ave.  
    2nd Floor  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=732+Harrison+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Associate Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal Surgery), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    General Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1990–1994
- ### Fellowship
    
    Surgical Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1994–1997
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 1990
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

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