Dr. Aziz M. Merchant

Philosophy of care | My goal always is to provide compassionate and personalized care. | Why I entered medicine | I chose medicine to make a difference in people's lives. I specialize in bariatric surgery because obesity is one of the most serious risks to our community's health. I especially enjoy the reduction in medications and medical problems that my patients experience after weight-loss surgery. | Personal interests | I enjoy boating and sports. Dr. Harrison is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Endoscopy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Scott Belsley is a Bariatric Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Belsley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Philosophy of care | I stress the importance of communication between my patients, their family members and me. Whether I am with a patient in the office or at the bedside, I spend as much time as is necessary to ensure all their questions are answered. It’s important that patients and families know what to expect before, during and after surgery. | Why I entered medicine | When I was growing up, I had the utmost respect for our family physician. When I was in high school, I joined a program that allowed students to rotate through different departments in a local hospital. It gave me the rare opportunity as a high school student to witness an open-heart procedure during the surgery rotation. That’s when surgery piqued my interest. I realized surgery was the area of medicine that allows people to see almost immediate symptom relief. That appealed to me. | Personal interests | I have three children. I enjoy spending my free time with them reading, playing and just watching them grow up. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy.