Dr. Jennifer Bradley, MD, FACS

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Jennifer Bradley, who serves patients in Muskegon, Michigan.

Trained in all areas of general surgery, Dr. Bradley has a special interest in trauma, general surgery, and endoscopy. Since 2015, she has been in practice with Muskegon Surgical Associates (MSA) in Muskegon, Michigan. 

Muskegon Surgical Associates has been providing innovative, comprehensive, primary surgical care to the Lakeshore since 1972. MSA offers General, Vascular, Plastic, and Hand Surgery. The close-knit group of acclaimed surgeons is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of all people in the community. They perform a wide variety of non-invasive, endoscopic, and surgical procedures using state-of-the-art technology and advanced treatment methods.

On the subject of her academic career, Dr. Bradley received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She then earned her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, after which she went on to complete her residency in general surgery at Detroit Medical Center.

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), she is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Professionally, Dr. Bradley is affiliated with Mercy Health Muskegon, Muskegon Surgery Center, and North Ottawa Community Hospital.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care. 

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