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Colon and Rectal Surgery
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Patrick Hammen, MD

Colorectal Surgeon with Wellstar since 2018.

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About Patrick Hammen, MD

Dr. Patrick Hammen is a highly accomplished surgeon specializing in colon and rectal surgery. He offers expert care for patients aged 18 and older. He earned his medical degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and completed his residency at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Following this, he pursued advanced training with a fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center.

Dr. Hammen holds dual board certifications in General Surgery from the American Board of Surgery and in Colon and Rectal Surgery from the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He is a distinguished Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Dr. Hammen brings decades of expertise to his practice, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal conditions. His areas of specialization include:

  • Benign anorectal disorders
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Colorectal cancer screening and treatment
  • The surgical management of diverticulitis

Dedicated to delivering compassionate and cutting-edge care, Dr. Hammen is committed to improving his patients' health and quality of life.

In his spare time, Dr. Hammen enjoys reading and spending time with family.

Dr. Hammen welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.

Specialties

  • Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • General Surgery

Education & Training

  • Mercer University

Degree

  • Doctor of Medicine

Residency

  • Memorial Medical Center

Fellowship

  • University of Texas Health Science Center

Certifications

  • American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

  • Wellstar Cobb Hospital
  • Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

Languages spoken

  • English

Patient Reviews

Overall patient rating

4.8

Based on 181 patient ratings

I'd recommend this practice to family and friends
I'd recommend this provider to family and friends
Listened to me carefully
Shared the right amount of information
Earned my trust

All reviews have been submitted by patients after seeing the provider.For more information about the review system, check out this Learn more about our review system.

Patient Reviews

5

Great doctor and experience!

May 16, 2025

5

An excellent doctor, with excellent care and communication. The nurses are very kind, and for me, excellent service. Thank you.

May 10, 2025

5

Great ?

May 2, 2025

5

Excellent bedside manners!! Very knowledgeable and relatable.

April 19, 2025

5

Dr . Hammen is the best and his staff is amazing

April 14, 2025

5

Amazing staff, very, very friendly. Dr. Hammen was really, really nice, very personable. The front office staff, everybody had a smile on their face. Great. I would definitely return if I needed to, and I would definitely recommend. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is very kind. His compassion and clarity when he's presenting information make him a stand out physician!

April 10, 2025

5

Dr Hammen and his staff were very friendly as usual and I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Great group of people

March 14, 2025

5

First time seeing Dr Hammen and he left a very positive impression as he showed concern of my health issues.

March 14, 2025

5

The doc and his staff were very professional and put me at ease; for that, I am forever grateful.

March 10, 2025

5

They are doing a great job

March 6, 2025

5

Excellent service keep up the good work.

February 28, 2025

5

Great experience!

February 28, 2025

5

The doctor was extremely amazing. The medical assistant was amazing and I would recommend them to any of my family members and friends. Thank you. We had a little bit of a hiccup, but I would recommend him any time. Amazing doctor. Amazing, amazing, amazing. Thank you.

February 19, 2025

5

This visit was one of the most comfortable exchanges that I have ever had with a specialist doctor.

February 8, 2025

5

The teamwork that I observed.

February 1, 2025

5

Very nice facilities, friendly and professional employees. Everything handled well, feel like I'm in good hands

January 22, 2025

4

Yes, I would like more information for why they were not able to reconnect me with a colon. I never did quite understand that, but I would like to know why I couldn't be reconnected. Thank you.

January 12, 2025

5

Awesome experience

January 10, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is a delightful doctor, and the entire staff in excellent.

January 7, 2025

5

Yes, the doctor is doing an excellent job. He explained to me everything. And the nurse is doing an excellent job. I really like them, and I can introduce them to anyone of my family if they have any problems. It's lovely and very nice. I really appreciate you coming to them. Thank you. You're doing an excellent job.

December 25, 2024

5

The entire experience was a little scary for me and the office staff and team made me very comfortable. Also, it made it very convenient for me to offer the telephone or virtual encounters. I really appreciate everything that the staff did.

December 22, 2024

5

Very pleasant staff and Dr. Hammen was very thorough and explained my condition and options very well. Glad I chose Dr. Hammen, I truly believe he cares.

December 14, 2024

5

Dr Hammen was very concerned about my health issues and was very kind. I would highly recommend him to my family and friends!

December 13, 2024

5

I had a nice pleasant visit with the office staff & Dr Hammen..The Dr answered all our questions very satisfied with visit!

December 13, 2024

5

It was a very smooth. Experience. Very clean inside. Staff was amazing

December 9, 2024

5

Excellent customer service

December 9, 2024

5

Dr. Hammen is a great doctor!!!

November 22, 2024

5

I m very happy with the results and the great service provided to me many thanks

November 22, 2024

5

I was very impressed by your service thank you.

November 16, 2024

5

Great doctor and experience!

May 16, 2025

5

An excellent doctor, with excellent care and communication. The nurses are very kind, and for me, excellent service. Thank you.

May 10, 2025

5

Great ?

May 2, 2025

5

Excellent bedside manners!! Very knowledgeable and relatable.

April 19, 2025

5

Dr . Hammen is the best and his staff is amazing

April 14, 2025

5

Amazing staff, very, very friendly. Dr. Hammen was really, really nice, very personable. The front office staff, everybody had a smile on their face. Great. I would definitely return if I needed to, and I would definitely recommend. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is very kind. His compassion and clarity when he's presenting information make him a stand out physician!

April 10, 2025

5

Dr Hammen and his staff were very friendly as usual and I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Great group of people

March 14, 2025

5

First time seeing Dr Hammen and he left a very positive impression as he showed concern of my health issues.

March 14, 2025

5

The doc and his staff were very professional and put me at ease; for that, I am forever grateful.

March 10, 2025

5

They are doing a great job

March 6, 2025

5

Excellent service keep up the good work.

February 28, 2025

5

Great experience!

February 28, 2025

5

The doctor was extremely amazing. The medical assistant was amazing and I would recommend them to any of my family members and friends. Thank you. We had a little bit of a hiccup, but I would recommend him any time. Amazing doctor. Amazing, amazing, amazing. Thank you.

February 19, 2025

5

This visit was one of the most comfortable exchanges that I have ever had with a specialist doctor.

February 8, 2025

5

The teamwork that I observed.

February 1, 2025

5

Very nice facilities, friendly and professional employees. Everything handled well, feel like I'm in good hands

January 22, 2025

5

Awesome experience

January 10, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is a delightful doctor, and the entire staff in excellent.

January 7, 2025

5

Yes, the doctor is doing an excellent job. He explained to me everything. And the nurse is doing an excellent job. I really like them, and I can introduce them to anyone of my family if they have any problems. It's lovely and very nice. I really appreciate you coming to them. Thank you. You're doing an excellent job.

December 25, 2024

5

The entire experience was a little scary for me and the office staff and team made me very comfortable. Also, it made it very convenient for me to offer the telephone or virtual encounters. I really appreciate everything that the staff did.

December 22, 2024

5

Very pleasant staff and Dr. Hammen was very thorough and explained my condition and options very well. Glad I chose Dr. Hammen, I truly believe he cares.

December 14, 2024

5

Dr Hammen was very concerned about my health issues and was very kind. I would highly recommend him to my family and friends!

December 13, 2024

5

I had a nice pleasant visit with the office staff & Dr Hammen..The Dr answered all our questions very satisfied with visit!

December 13, 2024

5

It was a very smooth. Experience. Very clean inside. Staff was amazing

December 9, 2024

5

Excellent customer service

December 9, 2024

5

Dr. Hammen is a great doctor!!!

November 22, 2024

5

I m very happy with the results and the great service provided to me many thanks

November 22, 2024

5

I was very impressed by your service thank you.

November 16, 2024

4

Yes, I would like more information for why they were not able to reconnect me with a colon. I never did quite understand that, but I would like to know why I couldn't be reconnected. Thank you.

January 12, 2025

4

Yes, I would like more information for why they were not able to reconnect me with a colon. I never did quite understand that, but I would like to know why I couldn't be reconnected. Thank you.

January 12, 2025

5

Great doctor and experience!

May 16, 2025

5

An excellent doctor, with excellent care and communication. The nurses are very kind, and for me, excellent service. Thank you.

May 10, 2025

5

Great ?

May 2, 2025

5

Excellent bedside manners!! Very knowledgeable and relatable.

April 19, 2025

5

Dr . Hammen is the best and his staff is amazing

April 14, 2025

5

Amazing staff, very, very friendly. Dr. Hammen was really, really nice, very personable. The front office staff, everybody had a smile on their face. Great. I would definitely return if I needed to, and I would definitely recommend. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is very kind. His compassion and clarity when he's presenting information make him a stand out physician!

April 10, 2025

5

Dr Hammen and his staff were very friendly as usual and I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Great group of people

March 14, 2025

5

First time seeing Dr Hammen and he left a very positive impression as he showed concern of my health issues.

March 14, 2025

5

The doc and his staff were very professional and put me at ease; for that, I am forever grateful.

March 10, 2025

5

They are doing a great job

March 6, 2025

5

Excellent service keep up the good work.

February 28, 2025

5

Great experience!

February 28, 2025

5

The doctor was extremely amazing. The medical assistant was amazing and I would recommend them to any of my family members and friends. Thank you. We had a little bit of a hiccup, but I would recommend him any time. Amazing doctor. Amazing, amazing, amazing. Thank you.

February 19, 2025

5

This visit was one of the most comfortable exchanges that I have ever had with a specialist doctor.

February 8, 2025

5

The teamwork that I observed.

February 1, 2025

5

Very nice facilities, friendly and professional employees. Everything handled well, feel like I'm in good hands

January 22, 2025

5

Awesome experience

January 10, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is a delightful doctor, and the entire staff in excellent.

January 7, 2025

5

Yes, the doctor is doing an excellent job. He explained to me everything. And the nurse is doing an excellent job. I really like them, and I can introduce them to anyone of my family if they have any problems. It's lovely and very nice. I really appreciate you coming to them. Thank you. You're doing an excellent job.

December 25, 2024

5

The entire experience was a little scary for me and the office staff and team made me very comfortable. Also, it made it very convenient for me to offer the telephone or virtual encounters. I really appreciate everything that the staff did.

December 22, 2024

5

Very pleasant staff and Dr. Hammen was very thorough and explained my condition and options very well. Glad I chose Dr. Hammen, I truly believe he cares.

December 14, 2024

5

Dr Hammen was very concerned about my health issues and was very kind. I would highly recommend him to my family and friends!

December 13, 2024

5

I had a nice pleasant visit with the office staff & Dr Hammen..The Dr answered all our questions very satisfied with visit!

December 13, 2024

5

It was a very smooth. Experience. Very clean inside. Staff was amazing

December 9, 2024

5

Excellent customer service

December 9, 2024

5

Dr. Hammen is a great doctor!!!

November 22, 2024

5

I m very happy with the results and the great service provided to me many thanks

November 22, 2024

5

I was very impressed by your service thank you.

November 16, 2024

5

Great doctor and experience!

May 16, 2025

5

An excellent doctor, with excellent care and communication. The nurses are very kind, and for me, excellent service. Thank you.

May 10, 2025

5

Great ?

May 2, 2025

5

Excellent bedside manners!! Very knowledgeable and relatable.

April 19, 2025

5

Dr . Hammen is the best and his staff is amazing

April 14, 2025

5

Amazing staff, very, very friendly. Dr. Hammen was really, really nice, very personable. The front office staff, everybody had a smile on their face. Great. I would definitely return if I needed to, and I would definitely recommend. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is very kind. His compassion and clarity when he's presenting information make him a stand out physician!

April 10, 2025

5

Dr Hammen and his staff were very friendly as usual and I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Great group of people

March 14, 2025

5

First time seeing Dr Hammen and he left a very positive impression as he showed concern of my health issues.

March 14, 2025

5

The doc and his staff were very professional and put me at ease; for that, I am forever grateful.

March 10, 2025

5

They are doing a great job

March 6, 2025

5

Excellent service keep up the good work.

February 28, 2025

5

Great experience!

February 28, 2025

5

The doctor was extremely amazing. The medical assistant was amazing and I would recommend them to any of my family members and friends. Thank you. We had a little bit of a hiccup, but I would recommend him any time. Amazing doctor. Amazing, amazing, amazing. Thank you.

February 19, 2025

5

This visit was one of the most comfortable exchanges that I have ever had with a specialist doctor.

February 8, 2025

5

The teamwork that I observed.

February 1, 2025

5

Very nice facilities, friendly and professional employees. Everything handled well, feel like I'm in good hands

January 22, 2025

4

Yes, I would like more information for why they were not able to reconnect me with a colon. I never did quite understand that, but I would like to know why I couldn't be reconnected. Thank you.

January 12, 2025

5

Awesome experience

January 10, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is a delightful doctor, and the entire staff in excellent.

January 7, 2025

5

Yes, the doctor is doing an excellent job. He explained to me everything. And the nurse is doing an excellent job. I really like them, and I can introduce them to anyone of my family if they have any problems. It's lovely and very nice. I really appreciate you coming to them. Thank you. You're doing an excellent job.

December 25, 2024

5

The entire experience was a little scary for me and the office staff and team made me very comfortable. Also, it made it very convenient for me to offer the telephone or virtual encounters. I really appreciate everything that the staff did.

December 22, 2024

5

Very pleasant staff and Dr. Hammen was very thorough and explained my condition and options very well. Glad I chose Dr. Hammen, I truly believe he cares.

December 14, 2024

5

Dr Hammen was very concerned about my health issues and was very kind. I would highly recommend him to my family and friends!

December 13, 2024

5

I had a nice pleasant visit with the office staff & Dr Hammen..The Dr answered all our questions very satisfied with visit!

December 13, 2024

5

It was a very smooth. Experience. Very clean inside. Staff was amazing

December 9, 2024

5

Excellent customer service

December 9, 2024

5

Dr. Hammen is a great doctor!!!

November 22, 2024

5

I m very happy with the results and the great service provided to me many thanks

November 22, 2024

5

I was very impressed by your service thank you.

November 16, 2024

5

I was very impressed by your service thank you.

November 16, 2024

5

I m very happy with the results and the great service provided to me many thanks

November 22, 2024

5

Dr. Hammen is a great doctor!!!

November 22, 2024

5

Excellent customer service

December 9, 2024

5

It was a very smooth. Experience. Very clean inside. Staff was amazing

December 9, 2024

5

I had a nice pleasant visit with the office staff & Dr Hammen..The Dr answered all our questions very satisfied with visit!

December 13, 2024

5

Dr Hammen was very concerned about my health issues and was very kind. I would highly recommend him to my family and friends!

December 13, 2024

5

Very pleasant staff and Dr. Hammen was very thorough and explained my condition and options very well. Glad I chose Dr. Hammen, I truly believe he cares.

December 14, 2024

5

The entire experience was a little scary for me and the office staff and team made me very comfortable. Also, it made it very convenient for me to offer the telephone or virtual encounters. I really appreciate everything that the staff did.

December 22, 2024

5

Yes, the doctor is doing an excellent job. He explained to me everything. And the nurse is doing an excellent job. I really like them, and I can introduce them to anyone of my family if they have any problems. It's lovely and very nice. I really appreciate you coming to them. Thank you. You're doing an excellent job.

December 25, 2024

5

Dr Hammen is a delightful doctor, and the entire staff in excellent.

January 7, 2025

5

Awesome experience

January 10, 2025

4

Yes, I would like more information for why they were not able to reconnect me with a colon. I never did quite understand that, but I would like to know why I couldn't be reconnected. Thank you.

January 12, 2025

5

Very nice facilities, friendly and professional employees. Everything handled well, feel like I'm in good hands

January 22, 2025

5

The teamwork that I observed.

February 1, 2025

5

This visit was one of the most comfortable exchanges that I have ever had with a specialist doctor.

February 8, 2025

5

The doctor was extremely amazing. The medical assistant was amazing and I would recommend them to any of my family members and friends. Thank you. We had a little bit of a hiccup, but I would recommend him any time. Amazing doctor. Amazing, amazing, amazing. Thank you.

February 19, 2025

5

Great experience!

February 28, 2025

5

Excellent service keep up the good work.

February 28, 2025

5

They are doing a great job

March 6, 2025

5

The doc and his staff were very professional and put me at ease; for that, I am forever grateful.

March 10, 2025

5

First time seeing Dr Hammen and he left a very positive impression as he showed concern of my health issues.

March 14, 2025

5

Dr Hammen and his staff were very friendly as usual and I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Great group of people

March 14, 2025

5

Dr Hammen is very kind. His compassion and clarity when he's presenting information make him a stand out physician!

April 10, 2025

5

Amazing staff, very, very friendly. Dr. Hammen was really, really nice, very personable. The front office staff, everybody had a smile on their face. Great. I would definitely return if I needed to, and I would definitely recommend. Thank you.

April 14, 2025

5

Dr . Hammen is the best and his staff is amazing

April 14, 2025

5

Excellent bedside manners!! Very knowledgeable and relatable.

April 19, 2025

5

Great ?

May 2, 2025

5

An excellent doctor, with excellent care and communication. The nurses are very kind, and for me, excellent service. Thank you.

May 10, 2025

5

Great doctor and experience!

May 16, 2025

Publications and Articles

Former Chicago Cubs outfielder CJ Stewart shares how he faced his colonoscopy fears.

CJCare

Former former major league baseball player CJ Stewart didn’t want to have a colonoscopy. He dreaded the liquid diet. The needles. The IV sedation. The possibility of cancer.

So how did CJ face his fears—and what happened next?

On track for a heart attack

It started in 2020 when CJ scouted a new primary care provider. He chose Dr. Randy Hines II, Wellstar Primary Care. He said Dr. Hines was the most straightforward doctor he had ever visited.

“I was overweight,” CJ remembered. “My health changed positively because Dr. Hines said things to me in a very positive way. He was direct with me and that helped save my life.”

Dr. Hines learned CJ’s father was a diabetic and had quadruple bypass heart surgery to treat a heart attack. CJ remembered him saying, “‘You’re on track to have the same thing but you can control it.’” 

CJ admitted that he had a daily dose of French fries and two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before bed. Dr. Hines challenged him to rethink his relationship with food if he wanted to see his daughters walk down the aisle one day. It was tough talk and it meant something.

“I really love my daughters!” CJ said. “It made me change.”

As a result, he modified his diet, took up running and lost 45 pounds.

Former Chicago Cubs outfielder CJ Stewart shares how he faced his colonoscopy fears.


Preventing colorectal cancer

Then CJ’s mom revealed a family history of colon cancer.

“My wife and daughters were like, ‘We really need you to go get checked to make sure you’re good,’” he said.

Because of his fears related to the colonoscopy, CJ wanted to have Cologuard, an at-home screening test for colon cancer. But Dr. Hines recommended the 47-year-old have a preventive colonoscopy screening instead, explaining that if pre-cancerous polyps are detected during the procedure, they can be removed before becoming cancerous. 

“I didn’t want to hear it,” CJ laughed. “But hearing that from a fellow African American man, I trusted that it was the right thing to do.”

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Patrick Hammen, MD
Colorectal Surgeon with Wellstar since 2018
Rating
4.8
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery , General Surgery
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Medical School
Mercer University
Residency
Memorial Medical Center
Fellowship
University of Texas Health Science Center
Certifications
American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Spoken Languages
English
Hospital Affiliations
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Office Locations
www.wellstar.org/physicians/patrick-hammen-md
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