The Department of Surgery
Aldo Fafaj, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of General Surgery
Clinical Focus
Abdominal Core Health, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Hernia, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Education
Medical School
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, 2016
Residency
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, General Surgery, 2023
Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, 2024
Certifications
Diplomate American Board of Surgery, 2023
Professional Associations
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Hernia Society
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society
Current Publications
Remulla D, Carvalho A, Birrell AM, Fafaj A, Maskal SM, Woo KP, Bennett WC, Ellis RC, Slatnick BL, Tu C, Prabhu AS, Krpata DM, Petro CC, Beffa LR, Miller BT, Warren JA, Carbonell AM, Poulose BK, Rosen MJ.
Mesh-related outcomes of biologic versus synthetic mesh for single-stage repair of contaminated ventral hernias: A five to ten year analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2025 Aug 12. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006906. Online ahead of print.
Remulla D, Fafaj A, Zheng X, Woo KP, Bennett WC, Carvalho A, Slatnick BL, Lima DL, Miles KS, Miller BT, Krpata DM, Petro CC, Prabhu AS, Rosen MJ, Beffa LR.
Comparing robotic to open retromuscular ventral hernia repair: A multi-center propensity-matched analysis. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jul 10. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11922-y. Online ahead of print.
Budney S, Middleton E, Kleppe K, Mancini M, Mancini G, Phillips M, McKnight C, Griepentrog J, Fafaj A, Blake KE.
Outcomes of quadratus lumborum blocks for pain control after open abdominal wall reconstruction: A single institution retrospective analysis. Hernia. 2025 Mar 12;29(1):118. doi: 10.1007/s10029-025-03296-w.
Remulla D, Maskal SM, Ellis RC, Woo KP, Bennet WC, Fafaj A, Navarrete S, Krpata DM, Miller BT, Petro CC, Prabhu AS, Rosen MJ, Beffa LR..
Patient reported outcomes and decision regret scores in redo-paraesophageal hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2024 Dec 2. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-11415-4. Online ahead of print.