Dr. Benjamin Poulose, MD – Columbus, OH

Overview of Dr. Poulose

Dr. Benjamin Poulose is a general surgeon in Columbus, OH and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. Dr. Poulose accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 217 doctors at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and one of 72 doctors at James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

• Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2007 - 2008

• Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2007

• Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMPH, 2003 - 2005

• Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1999

• University of North CarolinaBS, Biology, Highest Honors and Highest Distinction, 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
• Fellow American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• The impact of opioid versus non-opioid analgesics on postoperative pain level, quality of life, and outcomes in ventral hernia repair.

  Alzatari, R., Huang, L., Poulose, B.> ;Hernia. 2024 Jan 31

• Reducing the incidence of surgical site infection after ventral hernia repair: Outcomes from the RINSE randomized control trial.

  LaBelle, M., Phillips, S., Warren, J., Lucas, C., Beffa, L., Petro, C., Prabhu, A., Krpata, D., Rosen, M., Orenstein, S., Nikolian, V., Pauli, E., Horne, C., Poulose, ...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2024 Jan 5

• Open preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair has superior 1-year patient-reported outcomes compared to Shouldice non-mesh repair.

  Ott, L., Olson, M., McClain, D., Lima, L., Bharani, T., Agarwal, D., Fullington, N., Poulose, B., Warren, J., Reinhorn, M.> ;Hernia. 2023 Dec 23
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Authored Content

Press Mentions

• Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative Provides Data-Driven Resource for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction CodingNovember 22nd, 2021

• Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Names Two Division Directors in the Department of SurgeryMay 7th, 2018

• Collaborative’s Data Help Improve Hernia SurgeriesFebruary 15th, 2018

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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna Choice POS II
  Aetna HMO
  Anthem Blue Access Choice PPO
  Anthem Blue Access PPO
  BCBS Blue Card PPO
  BCBS Illinois PPO
  BCBS Tennessee Network 5
  CIGNA HMO
  CIGNA Open Access
  CIGNA PPO
  Coventry Carelink Health Plans PPO
  

  Coventry Health Care PPO Platinum
  Coventry Missouri - HMO/POS
  First Health PPO
  Great West PPO
  HealthLink PPO
  Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
  Multiplan PHCS PPO
  Multiplan PPO
  United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
  United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  

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