Dr. Vikrom K. Dhar
Overview
Vikrom Dhar, MD is a board certified and fellowship trained general, bariatric, and foregut surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital in the Upper East Side. He specializes in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, with an emphasis on bariatric and weight loss surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease, paraesophageal and hiatal hernias, gastroesophageal motility disorders, abdominal wall and inguinal hernias, gallbladder disease, appendicitis, diverticulitis, and gastrointestinal cancers. After completing undergraduate studies in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Dr. Dhar earned his medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency training at the University of Cincinnati, where he was elected the Administrative Chief Resident. During this time, he also completed dedicated research fellowships with the Cincinnati Research on Outcomes and Safety in Surgery (CROSS) and Cincinnati Collaborative for Obesity Research (CCORE) groups. Following residency, he completed an Advanced Gastrointestinal, Bariatric, and Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Dhar utilizes state of the art robotic and minimally invasive surgery techniques for all procedures including sleeve gastrectomy, roux-en-y gastric bypass, and duodenal switch to offer patients less pain, faster recovery, and improved cosmesis compared to traditional surgical approaches. He strongly believes in tailoring comprehensive care plans for each individual patient to achieve successful outcomes while providing thoughtful and compassionate care. Dr. Dhar has authored over 45 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has given over 50 presentations at local, regional, and national surgical meetings. He has been awarded numerous honors including the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Residents and Fellows Research Presentation Award, Central Surgical Association Best New Member Paper Award, induction into Alpha Omega Alpha, and the University of Cincinnati Max Zinninger Award. Dr. Dhar is board certified in General Surgery and holds certifications in Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery and Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery. He is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Society for Surgeons of the Alimentary Tract.
Dr. Dhar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Appendicitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Obesity, Ogilvie Syndrome, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 57 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 57 articles in the study of Appendicitis.
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Locations
186 East 76th Street, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10021
200 West 13th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011
Additional Areas of Focus
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Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Sleeve GastrectomyDr. Dhar isDistinguished. Learn about Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- Advanced
- GastrectomyDr. Dhar isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- PancreatectomyDr. Dhar isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatectomy.
- PancreaticoduodenectomyDr. Dhar isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Dhar isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- AppendectomyDr. Dhar isExperienced. Learn about Appendectomy.
- CellulitisDr. Dhar isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Dhar isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Dhar isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Dhar isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.