Adam Goldstein Bariatric Surgeon DO, FACS

Dr. Adam Goldstein has been practicing bariatric surgery since 2004 when he completed his Fellowship in Minimally Invasive, Bariatric, and Robotic Surgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He has particular expertise in performing LAP-BAND® surgery, having performed more LAP-BAND® operations in our area than any other surgeon to date. He had the privilege of being trained by Dr. Santiago Horgan, one of the surgeons involved with the initial clinical trials of the device. Additionally, Dr. Goldstein has extensive training and experience performing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery.A Board Certified Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Goldstein joined Kennedy's Bariatric Program in 2012, but has served as Director of Bariatric Surgery and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery for another local hospital system for years. Dr. Goldstein graduated from Cornell University in 1993 with a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences and went on to graduate from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998, finishing in the top 5% of his graduating class. Following this, he completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals in 2003, where he was awarded the Resident Achievement Award in Laparoscopic Surgery before going on to complete his fellowship. Dr. Goldstein is a respected member of the bariatric surgery community, and has been interviewed on television and radio about the LAP-BAND® operation.

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