Louis J. Flancbaum, M.D.

Louis J. Flancbaum, M.D., Chief, Division of Bariatric Surgery at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, and Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, is a nationally-recognized authority on the surgical treatment of obesity. Dr. Flancbaum has performed nearly 1,000 bariatric surgical procedures. He has operated successfully on patients ranging in age from 15 to 70, weighing as much as 770 pounds. He has made many international presentations and published more than 100 articles in medical journals, and is board certified in General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and Nutrition Support. His study, with Dr. Patricia Choban, of patient satisfaction after weight loss surgery, received national attention.