Christopher Macomber, MD, MBA
My specialties:
- General surgery
Professional interests:
- Complex hernia surgery
- Linx procedure
- Minimally invasive/robotic foregut and anti-reflux surgery
- Poem (peroral endoscopic myotomy) for achalasia
- Robotic hernia surgery
Christopher W. Macomber, MD, MBA, practices general, acute care and minimally invasive surgery, including the LINX procedure. He is one of three acute care surgeons who comprise the Abbott Northwestern Hospital surgical hospitalists program, managing emergency and inpatient surgical issues.
He specializes in minimally invasive surgical approaches including laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures and is a certified robotic surgeon. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques for hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction as well as foregut/reflux and colon surgery.
Dr. Macomber is very active in medical technology and device innovation research and has numerous patents in novel medical and surgical devices and technology. He enjoys leveraging his surgical background to create innovative technology to improve patient care. He has founded two successful start-up companies and works with several industry companies on novel approaches to a variety of medical and surgical diseases.
Credentials
- MD
- MBA
Board-certified specialties
- General surgery
Educational institutions
- Eight-Year Leadership in Medicine BS/MBA/MD Program - Union College
- Union Graduate College of Union University
- Albany Medical College
- Harvard School of Public Health
Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- American College of Surgeons
- Americas Hernia Society
- Association of Academic Surgery
- SAGES
Internships
- University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residencies
- University of Massachusetts Medical School
Fellowships
- Two-Year Surgical Outcomes Research Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Departme
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern – WestHealth
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
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- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we accept
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)