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Who is Dr. Kugel? The Story Behind the Inventor of the Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch

We've all been inundated with the news regarding the Kugel Mesh hernia patch, which is manufactured by Davol, Inc., and the problems it's encountered that has led to action and attention from the likes of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and media outlets all over the world. We'd like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the doctor who invented this product, and we do so with the full disclaimer that no doctor as successful as Dr. Kugel would ever advance a product that's known to be faulty.

Training and Credentials

Dr. Robert Kugel is a board certified general surgeon who lists the headquarters of his practice in Olympia, Washington, and he also lists an office in Centralia, Washington, a nearby community. Dr. Kugel has his own practice, and has been certified to practice medicine for many years. Dr. Kugel got his training for his profession, specifically for surgical procedures, at the White Memorial Medicine Center, where he concentrated his training on general surgery. An emphasis on general surgery means that the doctoral candidate takes part in a wide range of procedures, and the risk involved with those procedures ranges in severity from routine to life threatening.

At this time, Dr. Kugel lists only one hospital in regards to his specialty affiliations, and that hospital is the Providence St. Peter Hospital. The term "affiliation" means that Dr. Kugel has full authority and permission to perform surgery at that facility. Providence St. Peter is located in Olympia, and it is considered one of the top 1% of hospitals nationwide by more than one entity charged with analyzing these issues.

Dr. Kugel's Innovation

Given all of Dr. Kugel's experience with surgery of all types, he noticed that those who underwent hernia surgery endured long periods of recovery time, discomfort and sometimes outright pain. As a result, Dr. Kugel came up with the Kugel Mesh hernia patch and technique for inguinal and ventral hernioplasty. The thinking behind this innovation was that hernia patients would be allowed to recover from this procedure more rapidly and would also not experience as much discomfort and pain while regaining their health.

Overall

Generally, we can assume that Dr. Kugel invented this prototype with only the best intentions, but as we've seen by the results, these intentions are not always fulfilled. Whether the product is designed improperly or was manufactured in a faulty manner, Davol, Inc., the manufacture of the product, faces legal scrutiny on many fronts. If you have been harmed as a result of the Kugel Mesh hernia patch, contact the hernia patch lawyers at Williams Kherkher immediately to schedule a free initial consultation.