Our Story

Meshach always did very well in school and his mother had planted the seeds in him that he ought to be a doctor to help people. He was always drawn to health sciences and was a volunteer EMT-B in college. He went on to pursue a medical degree and was drawn to general surgery and the variety of medical and surgical problems he would be able to treat.

Meanwhile in the Keystone State, Betsy was pursuing her nursing degree and went on to be nurse manager and was drawn to nursing and business to have a greater impact. Betsy and Meshach met and were married in 2016 at the Church of the Open Door in York, PA.

Together Betsy and Meshach lived and raised a son and daughter starting in Maryland and later moving to Florida in 2018. Meshach worked for hospital corporations and performed, in addition to hernia surgery, a wide spectrum of GI and general surgery. Happily, Meshach had obtained excellent training in open and laparoscopic hernia techniques in York, PA, and added robotic repairs to his armamentarium when the robot came to his hospitals.

In 2023, Meshach and Betsy felt that the demands of the corporate hospital work environment were limiting his ability to focus on hernias and offer underutilized techniques. Meshach undertook additional study and training as he felt that the state of hernia care was suboptimal. In 2024, the Cobers prepared for the launch of Cober Hernia, a hernia-focused specialty practice with personalized and convenient care. Meshach left the corporate hospital setting in early 2025 and since has been exclusively aiming to provide the highest level of hernia care to our patients.

We see it as our purpose to give patients all the options and the access to the best surgical techniques beforehand which were not offered locally. We also are invested in the total health of our patients and hope that we can bless all of our patients with care and friendship in their health journey.

Our Team

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