About Dr. Gill
Dr. Gill

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Dr. Peter Gill joined our North Shore practice in 2016. Dr. Gill earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, and completed his surgical residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland in 1987. After separating from active duty in the U.S. Navy, he joined a Brown University affiliated practice in Pawtucket and Providence, Rhode Island practicing there for over 25 years. He was also the Surgeon in Chief at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island from years 2012 to 2016.

Dr. Gill has been board certified by the American Board of Surgery since 1987. His interests include laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, and surgical oncology.

Dr. Gill was the pioneer in laparoscopic hernia surgery in Rhode Island. He started the first dedicated Hernia Center in New England, specializing in all types of abdominal wall defects, and advanced abdominal wall reconstruction utilizing minimally invasive techniques.

Memberships and Certifications:

American College of Surgeons, Fellow

President, Rhode Island Chapter, American College of Surgeons, 2000-2002

Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

American Hernia Society

New England Surgical Society

Rhode Island Medical Society

Pawtucket Medical Society

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Specialty

Conditions Treated 

  • Abdominal Wall Defects
  • Hernia

Services & Procedures

  • abdominal wall reconstruction
  • Diagnostic Endoscopy
  • Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Therapeutic Endoscopy

Special Interests  

  • Hernia Repair
  • Hernia Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques

Education & Training  

Medical School

Residency

  • National Naval Medical CenterBethesda, MD
    Residency in General Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

  • Beverly Hospital
  • North Shore Medical Center
  • NSMC Union Hospital
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Languages Spoken  

  • English