Bariatric Surgery
If you are more than 80-100 pounds overweight and have tried and failed to lose weight, or if you suffer from obesity-related health problems, bariatric surgery may be an option. Bayonne Medical Center has a solution for the community's growing demand for a surgical alternative for Morbid Obesity.
Hudson Laparoscopic and Surgical Associates, located at Bayonne Medical Center, are nationally recognized Laparoscopic bariatric surgeons that come with a complete support team. Hudson Laparoscopic and Surgical Associates offers a comprehensive care, from New Patient Seminars, guide you through initial evaluation with a Bariatric Surgeon and follow up after care. Hudson Laparoscopic and Surgical Associates and Bayonne Medical Center bring will assist you from Nutritional Evaluations, Support Groups, Behavioral modification and Exercise Therapy.
So who are these Bariatric Surgeons?
History:
Hudson Laparoscopic and Surgical Associates created with a dedication to minimally invasive surgery and specifically laparoscopic weight loss surgery. Drs. Ibrahim and Strain have had extensive experience and training in this field and remain active members in the evolving field of minimally invasive weight loss surgery.
Mission:
To provide personalized and comprehensive care to the morbidly obese in our community with attention to the continuing evolution and treatment of not only the surgical but the medical, physical and psychosocial components of obesity.
Recognition:
Surgeons are active members of multiple medical societies including:
- Fellows of the American College of Surgeons
- Board Certified by the American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Bariatric Surgeons
- Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Voted one of New Jersey’s “Top Docs” for obesity and minimally invasive surgery.
Contact:
Hudson Laparoscopic and Surgical Associates
29th Street at Avenue E
Bayonne NJ 07002
Phone: 201-858-5240.
To register for a free seminar, please call 1-877-618-THIN
Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, MD FACS
Ibrahim M. Ibrahim was graduated from NYU Medical School in 1966. He underwent his surgery residency and vascular fellowship at NYU. Since then he has been in private practice at Englewood Hospital. Dr. Ibrahim became interested in laparoscopy and specifically laparoscopic Bariatric surgery because of the vast benefits this modality offers to patients. He has personally performed over 500 gastric bypasses and lap bands. Member of ASBS and SAGES. Board certified in general and vascular surgery, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Voted one of New Jersey’s Top Docs for Obesity and Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Dr. Ibrahim has authored and co-authored over 100 articles, movies, videos and lectures.
“I believe every patient needs and should get the personal attention they deserve. As in vascular surgery, we make lifelong commitments to our patients. We become friends for life.”
Jeffrey W. Strain, MD FACS
Dr. Strain, originally from the Bronx, underwent both medical school and residency in Cleveland Ohio at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. Upon completion of his residency in General Surgery, He undertook a fellowship "down under" in Perth Australia in Endocrine Surgery. This was followed by two years of surgery in the Public Health system in Western Australia.
In 2000, he returned to the United States where he was a clinical fellow in laparoscopic colorectal surgery at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine with Dr. Jeffrey Milsom. The next year he embarked in practice at Morristown Memorial Hospital.
In 2004, Dr. Strain decided to devote a greater portion of his practice to Bariatric Surgery and moved to Seattle Washington. He returns to Englewood NJ and the Northern New Jersey Area with an interest in promoting a comprehensive yet personalized center of excellence in Bariatric Surgery.