25 of the Best Bariatricians Near Me

Looking for the best bariatrician or bariatric doctor near you? Find a top bariatric doctor near you who is an expert in your specific condition. A bariatrician is a doctor who treats obesity and conditions related to obesity.

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    Northwell Health Physician Partners Bariatric Surgery At Lenox Hill

    186 East 76th Street, 1st Floor, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Mitchell Roslin is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Roslin is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Roslin is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Roslin is currently accepting new patients.

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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    4805 Northeast Glisan Street, Suite 6N60, 
    Portland, OR 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kevin Reavis is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Reavis is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hiatal Hernia, Achalasia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Vagotomy. Dr. Reavis is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Penn Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery Program Valley Forge

    1001 Chesterbrook Boulevard, 
    Berwyn, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kristoffel Dumon is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dumon is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Hernia, Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Dumon is board certified in Surgery, 2009. Dr. Dumon is currently accepting new patients.

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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Surgery Surgical Services MAP2 3301

    4735 Ogletown Stanton Road, MAP2, Suite 3301, 
    Newark, DE 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Goldberg is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Goldberg is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Appendicitis, Ogilvie Syndrome, Hernia Surgery, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Goldberg is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery). Dr. Goldberg is currently accepting new patients.

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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    General Surgery - Froedtert Hospital

    900 N. 92nd St., 
    Milwaukee, WI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Gould joined Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin as the chief of general surgery (now known as minimally invasive and gastrointestinal surgery) in 2011 after nine years in practice at the University of Wisconsin. He is currently professor of surgery and he holds the Walker Endowed Chair in General Surgery at the Medical College. He has a national reputation as a minimally invasive foregut surgeon (specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the stomach and esophagus) and as a bariatric surgeon (weight loss surgery). He is frequently invited to give talks on his areas of expertise, and has published extensively on these topics as well. His research focus is on clinical outcomes in foregut surgery, innovation and the development of new surgical devices and technologies, and surgical skills training through simulation. Dr. Gould is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy. Dr. Gould is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Gould is currently accepting new patients.

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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Northwell Health Physician Partners Family Medicine At Smithtown

    9 Brooksite Drive, 
    Smithtown, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    I am a minimally-invasive abdominal surgeon specializing in surgical weight loss (bariatric surgery), complex abdominal wall and hernia repair, and anti-reflux and heartburn surgery. Utilizing a combination of traditional, laparoscopic, and robotic techniques, I tailor a treatment plan to fit each patient's individual needs. As a surgeon I believe that each patient should be offered the full breadth of treatment options in order to have the best possible result for them.I received my medical education at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic, and my surgical training at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. I later underwent advanced bariatric, laparoscopic and robotic surgical training at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island.In addition to my clinical work, I have spoken nationally and published numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers and textbook chapters in the fields of bariatric surgery, robotics, and hernia surgery. I am an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, serving on the Board of Directors for the Long Island Chapter. Dr. Bates is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Obesity, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Bates is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Bates is currently accepting new patients.

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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Northwell Health Physician Partners Surgical Specialties At Bay Shore

    250 East Main Street, 1st Floor, 
    Bay Shore, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    David Pechman is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Bay Shore, New York. Dr. Pechman is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diastasis Recti, Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Pechman is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Pechman is currently accepting new patients.

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    Northwell Health Physician Partners Obesity Surgery At Huntington

    224 Wall Street, Suite 101, 
    Huntington, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr Buchin is the Director of Bariatric Surgery at Huntington Hospital. He has been in practice since 2007 and focuses on Bariatric and General Surgery specific to the stomach. He also performs Gastric Pacemaker Implantation for severe gastroperesis. Dr Buchin specializes in Revisional Bariatric Surgery including removing Lap Bands and converting to other Bariatric procedures. Dr. Buchin is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Cholecystitis, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Buchin is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Buchin is currently accepting new patients.

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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Northwell Health Multispecialty Center At Glen Cove

    101 Saint Andrews Lane, Entrance 5, 
    Glen Cove, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Heather Mcmullen is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Glen Cove, New York. Dr. Mcmullen is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Varicose Veins, Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Mcmullen is board certified in American Board Of Obesity Medicine and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Mcmullen is currently accepting new patients.

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    Bariatric Medicine
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    Corewell Health Bariatrics - Grand Haven

    15100 Whittaker Way, 
    Grand Haven, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    James Foote is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Grand Haven, Michigan. Dr. Foote is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hypertension, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Foote is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Foote is currently accepting new patients.

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    Multicare Center For Weight Loss & Wellness-Tacoma

    2202 S Cedar St Ste 200, 
    Tacoma, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Amharic, Hebrew, Oromo, Russian
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    James Sebesta is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Sebesta is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Gallbladder Disease, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Sebesta is currently accepting new patients.

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    AdventHealth Medical Group Weight Loss And Bariatric Surgery At Celebration

    410 Celebration Pl Ste 401A, 
    Celebration, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dennis Smith is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Celebration, Florida. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Malabsorption, Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

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    New York University Langone Medical Center

    530 1st Ave Ste 10S, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Holly Lofton is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Lofton is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Lofton is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | Gastroenterology
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    Geisinger Medical Center - Gastroenterology

    100 North Academy Avenue, 
    Danville, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati , Hindi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Harshit S. Khara, MD, is an Interventional Gastroenterologist based at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.|Dr. Khara is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Endoscopy; System Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Director of Endoscopic and Translational Research; Director of the Clinical Use Evaluation Committee; and System Director of Quality & Innovation. He is also the Research Director and Core faculty for the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, as well as the Program Director for the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship Program at the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger, participating in the training and mentoring of advanced endoscopy and general gastroenterology fellows. Dr. Khara is also the Director of the National Pancreas Foundation Center at Geisinger.|He is involved in multi-center clinical research and quality improvement projects. Dr. Khara's clinical and research interests are in the field of interventional endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, Barrett’s esophagus, third space endoscopy, endoscopic treatments for GERD, interventional EndoHepatology, and bariatric interventional endoscopy.|Dr. Khara earned his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital in India then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Drexel University College of Medicine-Saint Peter's University Hospital. He completed a Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Yale University School of Medicine-Norwalk Hospital and a Fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger Medical Center.|Dr. Khara is certified in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Khara is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Khara is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Geisinger Healthplex State College - General Surgery

    132 Abigail Lane, 
    Port Matilda, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    David M. Parker, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in bariatric surgery for both adolescents and adults. Dr. Parker performs several advanced and specialized surgical procedures, including gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, revisional bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric band (or “lap band”) and gastric sleeve. He also provides care for various conditions affecting the stomach and gastrointestinal (GI) system, including hiatal hernia, paraesophageal hernia, achalasia and acid reflux.|He has a clinical interest in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery.|Board-certified in general surgery, Dr. Parker earned his medical degree from West Virginia University in Morgantown. He completed a general surgery residency at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, GA, followed by a fellowship in bariatric and foregut surgery at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.|While in medical school, he received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship. During his fellowship, he received the SAGES Award for best fellow presentation.|Dr. Parker serves as program director for the Geisinger bariatric and foregut surgical fellowship. He has a strong commitment to research in bariatric and foregut surgery and has authored more than 24 published articles.|He is an active member of the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons.|Dr. Parker has served in the United States Army and continues to serve as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve. He is also a football enthusiast, rooting for the West Virginia Mountaineers in his free time. Dr. Parker is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Obesity, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy. Dr. Parker is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Northwell Health Physician Partners Vascular Surgery At Lenox Hill

    130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 13th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marc Bessler is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Bessler is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Bessler is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Bessler is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Surgical Services Wilmington

    501 West 14th Street, Gateway Building, Suite 2E15, 
    Wilmington, DE 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Caitlin Halbert is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Halbert is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Halbert is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery). Dr. Halbert is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    General Surgery - Froedtert Hospital

    900 N. 92nd St., 
    Milwaukee, WI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    My passion is the science and clinical practice of bariatric surgery for both adolescents and adults. I received my medical training at the Ohio State University and completed general surgery residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. I then completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the University of Nebraska. I have a PhD in pathobiology and molecular medicine with a particular interest in the hormonal changes induced after bariatric surgery that are responsible not only for sustained weight loss but also improve multiple medical problems, including type 2 diabetes. Dr. Kindel is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Kindel is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Kindel is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Franciscan Center For Weight Management

    34503 9th Ave S, Suite 220, 
    Federal Way, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Castilian, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Haroon P. Anwar, MD is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery. He practices at Franciscan Center for Weight Management in Federal Way and operates at St. Francis Hospital. A highly skilled surgeon, Dr. Anwar is fellowship trained in laparoscopic, gastrointestinal and bariatric procedures as well as surgical critical care. Dr. Anwar is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Anwar is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Anwar is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Franciscan Center For Weight Management

    34503 9th Ave S, Suite 220, 
    Federal Way, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Troy Houseworth, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery. A highly skilled surgeon, Dr. Houseworth is a veteran of the United States Army, where he served as chief of general surgery and developed a bariatric surgery program for Keller Hospital in West Point, New York. Dr. Houseworth is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Short Bowel Syndrome, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Houseworth is board certified in General Surgery. Dr. Houseworth is currently accepting new patients.

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    Minimally Invasive Bariatric And General Surgery, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

    300 Halket Street, Suite 5600, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, FACS, is a minimally invasive general surgeon certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. She is a professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Courcoulas attended Brown University, where she graduated with honors and completed her medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine, also with honors. She completed her general surgery internship and residency, pediatric surgery post-graduate research fellowship, and minimally invasive surgery post-graduate fellowship training all at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In addition, she obtained a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health during her surgical training program. Dr. Courcoulas specializes in minimal access general surgery, abdominal surgery during pregnancy, and bariatric and metabolic surgery. Her research focuses on surgical outcomes, clinical trials, and emerging technologies in bariatric surgery.Dr. Courcoulas is active within many national surgical and obesity organizations, serves on the editorial boards of leading scientific journals, and has published more than 230 peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters.View Dr. Courcoulas' full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Courcoulas is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity in Children, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Courcoulas is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Courcoulas is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    General Surgery - Froedtert Hospital

    900 N. 92nd St., 
    Milwaukee, WI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Rana Higgins is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Higgins is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Obesity, Umbilical Hernia, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy. Dr. Higgins is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Higgins is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
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    Surgical Services Wilmington

    501 West 14th Street, Gateway Building, Suite 2E15, 
    Wilmington, DE 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Mingwei Ni is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Ni is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Removal, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Ni is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery). Dr. Ni is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Northwell Health Physician Partners Bariatric Surgery At Lenox Hill

    186 East 76th Street, 1st Floor, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    I am a Board Certified Minimally Invasive Surgeon who specializes in Robotic, Laparoscopic and Endoscopic treatment of Obesity and Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal tract. I do so using technologies which allow best outcomes and shortest recovery times and tailor each of these approaches to my patient s needs.With regards to weight loss, I offer a wide range of treatment modalities including Intragastric Baloon placement, Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Robotic Gastric Bypass and Robotic Duodenal Switch as well as Revisional Surgery in cases of persistent weight gain.My other area of focus is the treatment of disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal tract such as Reflux (GERD), Stomach Cancer, Achalasia, Esophageal Spastic Disorders and Gastroparesis for which a wide range of options are available (Robotic fundoplication, LINX device, TIF, POEM, Pyloroplasty, Gastric Stimulator).I routinely manage complex general surgery patients with problems such as hernias, cholecystitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis small bowel obstruction and Colon Cancer and constantly strive to integrate minimally invasive approaches to my care to allow the best recovery times.My primary research interests are Robotic Bariatric Surgery including metabolic outcomes of Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy as well as minimally invasive outcomes for the treatment of reflux and gastroesophageal neoplastic and dysmotility disorders (Gastric Cancer, GERD, Achalasia, Barrett's esophagus, Nutcracker Esophagus, Gastric polyps, Gastroparesis). On these topics I have authored more than 20 publications on Peer reviewed International Journals, 30 presentations at international meetings and 2 book chapters.I am a member if the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) and the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Dr. Filicori is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Obesity, Hiatal Hernia, Gastrectomy, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Filicori is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Filicori is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Orlando Health Weight Loss And Bariatric Surgery Institute - Downtown Orlando

    89 W. Copeland Dr., 2nd Floor, 
    Orlando, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French, Hebrew
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Muhammad Ghanem is a physician specializing in bariatric and general surgery with the Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute. He and his team work with patients to help them lose weight through minimally invasive surgery and lifestyle changes. A board-certified surgeon, Dr. Ghanem's expertise includes performing procedures such as: Duodenal switch Gastric bypass Hiatal hernia repairs Sleeve gastrectomy Upper endoscopy He has dedicated his career to fighting obesity, which can contribute to chronic health conditions and hold patients back from enjoying their lives to the fullest. Dr. Ghanem's Training Dr. Ghanem received his medical training from Jordan University of Science and Technology in Irbid, Jordan. He completed his residency in general surgery at Methodist Dallas Hospital in Texas and performed his fellowship in bariatric surgery at Orlando Health. About Dr. Ghanem Dr. Ghanem has been active in the bariatric community nationally and internationally. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed publications and other journals, and he has presented at numerous medical conferences. Dr. Ghanem is also a fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Ghanem's professional memberships include the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the American Foregut Society. He is fluent in English, Arabic, Hebrew and French. Dr. Ghanem is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hiatal Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Ghanem is currently accepting new patients.

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    When should I see a Bariatrician near me?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Bariatrician near me?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Bariatricians near me?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Bariatricians near me?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Bariatrician?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Bariatrician search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Bariatrician?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Bariatrician near me?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Bariatrician?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Bariatrician may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Bariatricians near me?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Bariatrician search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Bariatrician that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Bariatrician search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/07/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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