Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, General Surgery Clinic
1153 Centre Street
Suite 5D
Jamaica Plain, MA  02130
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Hernia Center
1153 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, MA  02130
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
45 Francis Street
ASBII-3rd Floor
Boston, MA  02115
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center (Westwood)
100 Brigham Way
University Station
Westwood, MA  02090
About Ashley Haralson Vernon, MD
Gender
Female
Specialties
Gastrointestinal and General Surgery
Clinical Interests
bariatric surgery
bariatrics
benign esophageal disease and surgery
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
gastrointestinal disease and surgery
hernia repair
laparoscopic surgery
liver disease and surgery
metabolism
minimally invasive surgery
nutrition
obesity
pancreatic disease and surgery
splenectomy
supraesophageal reflux disease
weight
weight management
wellness
Bio

Dr. Ashley Haralson Vernon is an associate surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and an instructor in surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Vernon received her medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and completed her general surgery residency at the University of Alabama Hospital. She completed a pediatric laparoscopic surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama and a laparoscopic surgery fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University.

Dr. Vernon is board certified in general surgery and specializes in gastrointestinal and general surgery, metabolic health, bariatric surgery and weight management surgery. She has clinical interests in esophageal disease and surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hernia repair, liver disease and surgery, minimally invasive surgery, pancreatic disease and surgery, splenectomy, and supraesophageal reflux disease.  

Dr. Vernon’s research focuses on digestive system surgical procedures, appendectomy, gastroplasty and short bowel syndrome.

Education

Internship
University of Alabama Hospital, 1995 - 2000
Medical School
State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 1991 - 1995
Board Certifications
General Surgery, 2001
Fellowships
Children's Hospital of Alabama, 2000 - 2001
Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, 2001 - 2003

Awards

Boston Magazine Top Doctor, 2022
Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2022