Acid Reflux and Hiatal Hernia Centers of Excellence St. Charles Hospital
Arif Ahmad, MD, FRCS, FACS, is Director
of the Acid Reflux and Hiatal Hernia Centers of Excellence at St. Charles Hospital and St. Catherine of Siena Hospital. He is internationally renowned in minimally invasive surgery, with more than 30 years of surgical experience. Dr. Ahmad has extensive robotic and laparoscopic experience in hiatal hernia and fundoplication procedures. He has one of the largest worldwide experiences in robotic surgery, having performed about 3,000 robotic operations and more than 10,000 bariatric, general and endoscopic operations over the past 25 years.
St. Catherine of Siena Hospital
After completing medical school at the Medical College of Bengal and a residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Dr. Ahmad trained in the UK and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). He later completed an advanced training fellowship at the Harvard Medical School, followed by another five-year residency at the University of Connecticut and a fellowship mastering advanced training in laparoscopic surgery at the University of Virginia. Dr. Ahmad is a pioneer in innovative surgical techniques in the field of laparoscopic surgery, including new techniques to prevent intestinal obstruction and detect leaks. He is a member of the Society of American Gastroendoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Bariatric Surgery, and Fellow of American College of Surgeons.
St. Charles Hospital 200 Belle Terre Road Port Jefferson, NY 11777
St. Catherine of Siena Hospital 50 Route 25 A Smithtown, NY 11787
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