Hiatal Hernia Surgery With LINX In Tampa, FL

Choosing where to have hiatal hernia surgery with LINX in Tampa, FL is just as important as choosing the procedure itself. Outcomes in foregut surgery depend on a system, not one person. Every step of your care, from the first phone call to your final follow up, is handled by a team that has worked together for years.

Who you will meet:

Gopal Grandhige, MD, founder and medical director, is a board certified general surgeon with fellowship training in foregut and minimally invasive surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital. He is a founding member of the American Foregut Society, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and has focused exclusively on reflux and foregut disease since 2009.

A dedicated physician assistant scrubs in on every case, knows your anatomy personally, and is available when you have questions after hours. You will not be handed off to a stranger during recovery.

A medical assistant team with more than a decade of tenure helps you navigate testing, insurance authorization, and scheduling. They know reflux, they know the questions you are about to ask, and they answer honestly.

A consistent operating room team at HCA South Tampa Hospital performs these procedures routinely. Familiarity with the equipment, the anesthesia pathway, and the surgical steps reduces operative time and complication risk.

This continuity is rare in modern healthcare, and it is one reason gastroenterologists, ENTs, pulmonologists, and primary care doctors across Tampa Bay keep sending their reflux patients our way. You can read more about our philosophy and patient stories on our blog.

If daily medication has stopped working, if a hiatal hernia has been found on imaging, or if you are tired of sleeping upright, there is a better answer. A consultation at Tampa Bay Reflux Institute gives you real clarity, objective testing, and a treatment plan that fits your anatomy.

Tampa Bay Reflux Institute focuses exclusively on benign diseases of the esophagus, diaphragm, and stomach. That narrow focus is what allows us to match the right procedure to the right patient every time.

Procedures we perform:

Hiatal Hernia Repair. Almost every reflux patient has some degree of diaphragmatic weakening. We repair the diaphragmatic opening, return the stomach to its proper position, and restore the natural anti reflux barrier. For hernias greater than three centimeters, repair is strongly recommended to prevent progression.

LINX Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation. A ring of magnetic titanium beads placed around the lower esophagus. It resists reflux when stomach pressure rises but opens with each swallow, preserving natural physiology. Compatible with MRI up to 1.5 Tesla and fully reversible.

Fundoplication. Including Nissen, Toupet, Dor, and Watson configurations, selected based on your esophageal motility and anatomy.

TIF (Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication). An endoscopic option for carefully selected patients with minimal hernia.

Heller Myotomy for achalasia and endoscopic pyloromyotomy for gastroparesis. We also offer incisionless weight loss procedures for appropriate candidates.

Beginning in 2026, Dr. Grandhige will also offer RefluxStop, making Tampa Bay Reflux Institute the only practice in the region offering all four major anti reflux procedures. That breadth matters, because a surgeon limited to one tool has only one answer. We match the operation to your body, not the other way around.

Tampa Bay Reflux Institute is located at 1315 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33629, inside the charming yellow brick building right next to Sally O’Neill’s Pizza. Parking is easy, right behind the pizzeria. The office sits in the heart of the SoHo district, just minutes from Hyde Park Village, Bayshore Boulevard, and Palma Ceia.

Patients travel to us from across South Tampa, Westchase, Carrollwood, Brandon, Riverview, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg. Many arrive from Orlando, Sarasota, Naples, and Fort Myers as well. Whether you are grabbing coffee on Howard, walking Bayshore on a Saturday morning, or driving in from across the bay, the office is a short trip with a big payoff. If you prefer, you can reach us directly through our contact page to plan your visit.

All surgical procedures are performed at HCA South Tampa Hospital, a facility where our team has refined every step of the foregut pathway.

You have waited long enough. If medication is no longer doing its job, if a hernia is pulling your stomach out of place, or if you simply want a specialist to explain what is actually happening in your body, the next step is simple. Book a consultation, bring your records, and walk out with clarity. An informed patient makes the best decision, and at Tampa Bay Reflux Institute, that is the whole point.

When you are ready to stop managing symptoms and start fixing the cause, hiatal hernia surgery with LINX in Tampa, FL is one call away.