Madeleine Higgins, MD, is a board-certified minimally invasive surgeon who specializes in laparoscopic and endoscopic treatment of disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract, with a special interest in weight loss/bariatric surgery.
She graduated from medical school from Tufts University School of Medicine, followed by General Surgery residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY. She then obtained further fellowship training in advanced GI/MIS at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received extensive training in bariatric and foregut surgery, before joining Morton Hospital.
Dr. Higgins specializes in the treatment of disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract such as reflux (GERD), hiatal and para-esophageal hernias, achalasia, as well as weight loss/bariatric surgery, and endoscopic procedures. She is committed to care of the whole patient and will work with her patients to establish the correct diagnosis and treatment plan.
Dr. Higgins is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the Association of Women Surgeons, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
Education
- Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston
- Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Bronx, NY
- Fellowship: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill