Dr. Gail E. Besner, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric General Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1974 - 1978)

555 S 18th Street
Columbus, OH 43205

(614) 722-6200

Dr. Gail E. Besner, MD is a pediatric general surgeon in Columbus, OH specializing in pediatric general surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). She graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1978 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Gail E. Besner, MD is affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

555 S 18th Street
Columbus, OH 43205

Address:

700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“More on this... "My main goal for when they arrived home in Uganda was for them to be able to walk off the plane independently, without any assistance," Dr. Gail Besner, chief of Pediatric Surgery...”—"Once-conjoined twins thriving after separation surgery", Fox News, January 2017

“After Dr. Gail Besner helped separate twins conjoined at the spine and hip, she had one wish for them both: that they would walk freely off the plane when they returned home in Uganda.”—"Twins, once conjoined at spine and hip, learn to walk for the first time", USA Today, January 2017

“"We have the potential at Nationwide Children's to take two patients who would never have been able to have a normal life as they were before and make them into two separate individuals who,...”—"Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated After 16-Hour Surgery", Huff Post, September 2015

Education & Training

Dr. Gail E. Besner, MD graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1978. She completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1978)

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (1987)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gail E. Besner, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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Biography

Dr. Gail Besner is a specialist in pediatric general surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). She graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Besner's training includes residency programs at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo. She has received professional recognition including the following: Career Contribution Award Recipient, Nationwide Children's Hospital; Best Oral Presentation Award; and Research Award. She is professionally affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. According to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in.