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Joel F. Bradley MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Biliary Disease / Gallbladder
  • Diaphragmatic Hernias
  • General Surgery
  • Hernias (Inguinal, Ventral, Incision)
  • Sports Hernia/Athletic Pubalgia

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

Vanderbilt General Surgery
2111 Belcourt Avenue, Suite 103
Nashville, TN 37212
Vanderbilt General Surgery Cool Springs
1620 Westgate Circle, Suite 200
Brentwood, TN 37027

Services

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Wake Forest University, 2006
  • Internship - Medical University of South Carolina, 2007
  • Residency - Medical University of South Carolina, 2012
  • Fellowship - Carolinas Medical Center, 2014

Board Certifications

  • General Surgery - American Board of Surgery, 2015

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Great interpersonal skills. Great teaching. Obviously very skilled and knowledgeable. I'm glad everyone is excited about my rare hernia!
September 14, 2026
Excellent
August 31, 2026
Dr. Bradley responded to all of my questions and provided appropriate information about the surgery.
August 17, 2026
Dr. Bradley is outstanding. His knowledge, experience and care made me very comfortable.
August 17, 2026
He basically answered all my questions before I asked them and did a very thorough job of explaining the benefits and risks of the surgery.
August 12, 2026
Dr. Bradley was excellent. He was very thorough, patient and considerate, He reviewed my condition and responded to my concerns. He provided recommendations and helped me understand my Issues. I would highly recommend Dr. Bradley.
August 3, 2026
Explained everything to me about my situation and how we could go about treating it. I understood it very well and he explained everything to me that I could understand step-by-step what was going to take place very helpful great thank you so much.
July 27, 2026
Dr Bradley was very professional and sympathetic to my problems.
June 21, 2026
All excellent!
June 16, 2026