About Mason Hedberg, MD

H. Mason Hedberg, MD, a minimally invasive gastrointestinal and general surgeon at Endeavor Health, uses advanced surgical techniques to improve outcomes and reduce recovery time. He is especially interested in using small-incision and endoscopic approaches to address conditions that affect patients' quality of life. Dr. Hedberg is also exploring the use of gastric stimulation and other technologies to treat complex GI disorders through less invasive means.

My endeavor

My endeavor is to provide the highest quality patient care in the least invasive way possible.

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Care philosophy

I focus on finding the right procedure for the right problem. I aim to improve patients’ quality of life by using the least invasive option available—whether it’s endoscopic, laparoscopic or surgical.

Overview

  • Gender Male

Conditions treated (12)

  • Benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus
  • Esophageal achalasia
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Acid reflux disease
  • Paraesophageal hernia
  • Benign and malignant diseases of the stomach
  • Gastroparesis/delayed gastric emptying
  • Complications of gastric/esophageal surgery
  • Median arcuate ligament syndrome (mals)/celiac artery compression
  • Non-cancerous (benign) gallbladder disease
  • Post cholecystectomy syndrome
  • Morbid obesity

Procedures performed (24)

  • Bariatric
  • Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
  • Minimally-invasive and endoscopic surgery: antireflux procedures
  • Hiatal/paraesophageal hernia repair
  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
  • Gastric stimulator placement/revision
  • Pyloromyotomy/pyloroplasty
  • Median arcuate ligament release/sympathectomy
  • Gastric/esophageal resections
  • Bariatric/revisional procedures
  • Advanced laparoscopic surgery
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Endoscopic surgery
  • Esophageal myotomy
  • Minimally-invasive esophagectomy
  • Esophagogastric fundoplasty
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
  • Gastrectomy
  • Hiatal hernia repair
  • Paraesophageal hernia repair
  • Splenectomy
  • Minimally-invasive gastrectomy
  • Endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (ESG) and endoscopic balloon
  • Endura

Medical School
  • 2013
    Brown Medical School
Residencies
  • 2020
    General Surgery
    University of Chicago
Fellowships
  • 2021
    Advance Laparoscopic&Bariatric Surg
    NorthShore University HealthSystem
Board certifications
  • 2020
    Surgery
    American Board of Surgery
Professional title
  •  
    Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

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