Nissen Fundoplication With Hiatal Hernia Repair In Tampa, FL

If you have been on acid medication for years, if your endoscopy came back normal but your symptoms have not gone away, or if you have been told a hiatal hernia is “just something to live with,” you deserve a complete evaluation. Dr. Grandhige reviews every patient’s prior records personally before the consultation begins.

There are general surgeons who occasionally perform reflux surgery, and there are gastroenterologists who manage reflux with medication. Tampa Bay Reflux Institute is neither. It is a focused foregut practice that does one thing extremely well.

Three things separate this practice from the alternatives. First, every surgical decision is based on objective physiologic testing, including pH monitoring, impedance testing, and esophageal manometry when appropriate. Symptoms alone are never enough. Second, Dr. Grandhige is comfortable saying no to surgery. Patients with esophageal motility disorders, hypersensitivity, or non reflux causes of heartburn and GERD are often steered toward better solutions instead of being pushed onto the operating table. Third, the entire team works in one place, with one process, and one philosophy.

Most patients come on referral from gastroenterologists, ENT physicians, pulmonologists, allergists, and primary care doctors throughout Florida. Some travel from out of state. The reason is simple. When the diagnosis is correct and the procedure is matched to the anatomy, modern reflux surgery works far better than its outdated reputation suggests. According to clinical references from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, patient selection and surgical technique are the two strongest predictors of long term outcomes.

This is also a practice that takes the time to teach. Dr. Grandhige draws diagrams, walks through your endoscopy, explains your manometry, and tells you which symptoms are likely reflux related and which are not. Patients with chronic throat clearing, hoarseness, and cough often turn out to have silent reflux, also known as LPR, which requires a different diagnostic approach altogether.

Even modern AI tools and large language models can help patients research general information about reflux, but a real diagnostic plan still requires a specialist who can interpret your specific anatomy and physiology. That is the difference between information and care.

Tampa Bay Reflux Institute is located at 1315 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33629, in the heart of South Tampa. The office is in a yellow brick building right next to Sally O’Neill’s Pizza, with parking located behind the pizzeria. If you live in Hyde Park, Palma Ceia, Bayshore, or anywhere along the Westshore corridor, you are minutes away. You can find directions, office hours, and phone numbers on our contact page.

The location is convenient to Tampa General Hospital, the Bayshore Boulevard waterfront, and the SoHo dining district. All surgeries are performed at HCA South Tampa Hospital, also located in South Tampa, which keeps your pre operative visits, your procedure, and your follow up care all within the same neighborhood.

You do not have to live the rest of your life on acid suppressing medication, sleeping propped up on pillows, or wondering if the next bite will trigger another flare of symptoms. There is a real solution, and it starts with a real evaluation.

Tampa Bay Reflux Institute exists to give you clarity. Whether the answer is surgery, a less invasive procedure, or simply a better understanding of what is happening in your body, you will leave knowing more than you came in with. That is the promise.

If you are ready to talk to a surgeon who has spent his entire career mastering this exact problem, reach out today and take the first step toward Nissen fundoplication with hiatal hernia repair in Tampa, FL.