The New York Bariatric Surgery fellowship program participates in the minimally invasive surgery fellowship council application process.
Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Program
New Jersey
CURRICULUM
The fellow will be involved in bimonthly didactics which follow the ASMBS Core Curriculum. This will involve the fellow, attending faculty, as well as physician assistants. The fellow will present selected topics to the group, and the faculty will present certain didactics according to their area of expertise. There are also opportunities for the fellow to present grand rounds at participating hospitals.
The following topics will be discussed:
Preoperative evaluation of bariatric patients
- Epidemiology of Obesity
- History of Bariatric Surgery
- Physiology and Interactive Mechanisms in Morbid Obesity
- Preoperative Evaluation of the Bariatric Patient
- Psychology of the Morbidly Obese Patient
- Essentials of a Bariatric Program
Operative approaches
- Laparoscopic versus Open versus robotic
- Adjustable Banding
- Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Other Restrictive Operations
- Gastric Bypass
- Biliopancreatic Diversion/Duodenal Switch
- Revisional Weight Loss Surgery
Postoperative management of bariatric patients
- Postoperative Management of the Bariatric Patient
- Identifying and Managing Postoperative Complications
- Nutritional Deficiencies
Miscellaneous
- Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
- Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery
- Role of Endoscopy in Bariatric Surgery
- Medical Weight Loss
- Applicants must be a US citizen or US Permanent Resident.
- Applicants must have completed a five-year general surgery residency program at a US or Canadian Medical school prior to starting the fellowship. We accept graduates of Foreign Medical Schools only if ECFMG certified.
- Applicants must have passed the USMLE/COMPLEX Step 1,2, & 3 exams
- Applicants must be ABS or Canadian Board eligible or certified
- A full, unrestricted New Jersey state medical license is required. Information regarding the licensure requirements can be found at: NJ Division of Consumer Affairs - State Board of Medical Examiners (njconsumeraffairs.gov)
If you wish to apply to the New York Bariatric Group, New Jersey Branch fellowship program, please review the details here. COMING SOON!
Once all applications have been received, a select group of highly qualified applicants for a visit and interview.
The academic cycle starts August 1 st , 2023.
Faculty
- All of the faculty members are board-certified in the American Board of Surgery and are active members of the American College of Surgeons as well as American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Naveen Ballem MD, FACS, FASMBS
- Chief of New Jersey Division of New York Bariatric Group
- Director of Bariatric Surgery at Clara Maass Medical Center
Kartik Gohil MD, FACS, FASMBS
- Program Director & Attending surgeon
Harvey Rainville MD, FACS, FASMBS
- Assistant Program Director & Attending Surgeon
- Director of Robotic Surgery at Clara Maass Hospital and Mountainside Medical Center
Channing Chin MD, FACS, FASMBS
- Attending Surgeon
Cynthia Weber MD, FACS
- Attending Surgeon
Kulvir Nandra MD
- Attending Surgeon
CONTACT INFORMATION
Stephanie Lee
Phone: 516-616-5500
Fax: 888-502-6582
Email: [email protected]
