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Jana M Sacco

Jana M Sacco, M.D.

Assistant Professor; Associate Program Director, Advanced Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

Department: Surgery – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-5502
Business Email: jana.sacco@jax.ufl.edu

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About Jana M Sacco

Jana Sacco, M.D., is a University of Florida assistant professor of surgery and a board-certified surgeon and minimally invasive surgery specialist at UF Health Jacksonville. She specializes in hernia surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, foregut surgery and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Sacco received her medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine in Saba, Netherlands-Antilles. She completed her surgery residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, as well as an advanced gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Additional Positions:
Associate Program Director
2024 – Current · Advanced Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Professor
2022 – Current · University of Florida

Board Certifications

  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Surgery

Subspecialties

  • Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery

Areas of Interest

  • Abdominal Wall Surgery
  • Hernia
  • Hernias

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Study of Insurance Type on Operative Approach and Time to Operation of Elective Inguinal Hernia Repairs.

    Journal
    The Journal of surgical research.
    Volume/Issue
    313:277-284
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.jss.2025.06.020.
    [PMID]
    40680594.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Definitive, urgent repair of acutely incarcerated paraesophageal hernias is comparable to an elective repair.

    Journal
    Surgical endoscopy.
    Volume/Issue
    39(7):4558-4563
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s00464-025-11847-6.
    [PMID]
    40490576.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. The carolinas crossover, a preperitoneal crossover for enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) ventral hernia repair (VHR): a novel technique.

    Journal
    Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery.
    Volume/Issue
    28(5):1979-1985
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s10029-024-03117-6.
    [PMID]
    39073736.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Preservation of deep epigastric perforators during anterior component separation technique (ACST) results in equivalent wound complications compared to transversus abdominis release (TAR).

    Journal
    Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery.
    Volume/Issue
    27(4):819-827
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s10029-023-02811-1.
    [PMID]
    37233922.
    9 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Hernia recurrence after primary repair of small umbilical hernia defects.

    Journal
    American journal of surgery.
    Volume/Issue
    224(6):1357-1361
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.09.019.
    [PMID]
    36182599.
    4 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Outcomes of biologic versus synthetic mesh in CDC class 3 and 4 open abdominal wall reconstruction.

    Journal
    Surgical endoscopy.
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s00464-022-09486-2.
    [PMID]
    35925400.
    18 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  7. Delayed Axillary Artery Occlusion after Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.

    Journal
    Case reports in orthopedics.
    Volume/Issue
    2016
    [DOI]
    10.1155/2016/5463514.
    [PMID]
    27555975.
    11 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Grants

  1. A Prospective, Single-arm, Multi-center, Open-label Trial Evaluating the Continuous Application of Prevena Therapy for up to 14 days

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    KCI USA

  2. A Randomized, Sham Controlled, Double-blinded, Multicenter Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of the VentFree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator to Assist Ventilator Weaning in Critically Ill Patients – LM-VF-P3

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    LIBERATE MEDICAL via US DEPT OF DEFENSE

  3. Feasibility and efficacy of CYP2D6 genotype-guided management of opioid analgesics in patients undergoing elective ventral hernia repairs: A pilot pragmatic trial

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    AMERICAN HERNIA SOCIETY

  4. Becton, Dickinson & Company DVL-HEM-001

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    SYNEOS HEALTH via BECTON DICKINSON AND CO

  5. A Phase 2b Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Adaptive, Dose-Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of GemibotulinumtoxinA for the Achievement of Primary Fascial Closure Without the Use of Component Separation Technique, in Subjects Undergoing Open Abdominal Ventral Hernia Repair

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    ABBVIE

  6. Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS

Education

  1. Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

    Carolinas HealthCare System

  2. Surgery Residency

    Henry Ford Health System

  3. Doctor of Medicine

    Saba University School of Medicine

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-5502
Emails:
Business:
jana.sacco@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Street:
653 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209