In this episode, with the help of Dr. Scott Penner, a general surgeon practicing in Cambridge Memorial Hospital, 2nd-year medical student McMaster University student Nivedh Patro discusses an overview of hiatal hernias.

After listening to this podcast, listeners should be able to:

1. Define the different types of hiatal hernias
2. Identify the main presenting symptoms of the different types of hiatal hernias, and distinguish emergent from non-emergent scenarios
3. Describe the preoperative workup of hiatal hernias