Gordon H Hafner, MD
A member of Inova Medical Group
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Board Certified Specialty: Surgery
Clinical Interest: General Surgery including Gallbladder and Hernia Surgery, Hernia Problems/Surgery and Treatments, Melanoma, Robotics and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Years of Experience: 41
Gender: Male
Languages: English
Physician Group
Inova General Surgery - Fairfax
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
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8081 Innovation Park Dr
Level 5 - Chesapeake Clinic
Fairfax, VA 22031-4867
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571-472-1190
Inova General Surgery - Greenbriar
Hospital Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Gordon Hafner is board certified in General Surgery. After finishing
his general surgery residency at George Washington University, he
completed a Surgical Oncology fellowship at the Roswell Park Cancer
Institute. He joins Inova Medical Group with over twenty years of clinical
experience. He has a special interest in management of malignant
melanoma, soft tissue sarcomas, and gastric tumors, as well as complex
hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction.
Dr. Hafner currently serves as Chief of the Section of General Surgery at Inova Fairfax
Hospital, and is the Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program
at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
A native of New England, Dr. Hafner currently resides in McLean, Virginia with his wife Nancy
Hafner, MD. In his spare time he likes to build wooden boats, as well as other handmade
woodworking projects.
Awards/Associations/Appointments
- Professor, Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
- American College of Surgeons
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- American Hernia Society
- American Medical Association
Background
Medical Education:
- George Washington University School of Medicine 1983
Residency:
- George Washington University Medical Center General Surgery ( ) 7/1/1983-6/30/1989
Fellowship:
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute Surgical Oncology ( ) 7/1/1989-6/30/1991
Board Certification:
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