Justin Braverman Bariatric Surgeon M.D. FACS, FASMBS, Director of Bariatric Surgery
11 yr Experience
11 yr in Bariatrics
17 yr in Laparoscopic Surgery
11 yr in Laparoscopic Bariatrics
90% Practice is Bariatrics
Min Age of Patient is 14
Max Age of Patient is 75
11 yr Experience
11 yr in Bariatrics
17 yr in Laparoscopic Surgery
11 yr in Laparoscopic Bariatrics
90% Practice is Bariatrics
Min Age of Patient is 14
Max Age of Patient is 75
- 11
- 11
- 17
- 11
- Clinical
- Sometimes
| Method | Currently Performing | Total Surgeries | Lap-to-Open Conversions | Avg. Currently Done Per Week | Years Experience With This Type | Average O.R. Stay Time | Average Hospital Stay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
StomaphyX |
||||||||
| Endoscopic |
|
0 | ||||||
LAP-BAND |
||||||||
| Laparoscopic |
|
0 | ||||||
Roux-en-Y |
||||||||
| Open | 0 | |||||||
| Laparoscopic |
|
0 | ||||||
Revision |
||||||||
| Open | 0 | |||||||
| Laparoscopic |
|
0 | ||||||
Professional training:
- Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, July 2006 - December 2006
The N.E.W. Program, Newport Beach, California
- General Surgery residency training program July 2000 – June 2006
Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois
- Organ Procurement Harvest team, Division of Transplantation
Northwestern Memorial Hospital 2003-2004
Research skills:
Post Doctorate Research Fellow Organ Transplantation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Illinois 2003-2004
Hospital Affiliations:
PIH Health 09/2012 – current
Chapman Medical Center 12/2006-05/2016
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center 11/2006 – 05/2016
Community Hospital of Long Beach 06/2007 – 12/2011
Hoag Memorial Medical Center 08/2009 – 05/2016
St. Joseph’s Hospital 07/2008 – 06/2013
Mission Hospital of Laguna Beach 11/2006 – 04/2011
Southern California Hospital of Culver City 07/2013 – 05/2016
Tri-City Regional Medical Center 01/2008 – 05/2013
Professional Memberships:
Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Awards and Honors:
Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery, PIH Health 2014 – current
Director of Lap-Endoscopic surgery, Chapman Medical Center 2013-2016
Director of Surgery, the N.E.W. Program 2012-2016
Outstanding Achievement in Physician-Patient Communication Award 2014
Orange Coast Memorial Hospital - MemorialCare Health System
Funded research Fellow at Northwestern University in field of Organ Transplantation 2003-04
Chief Acting Resident, General Surgery program, Mount Sinai Hospital 2005
Guest Star on The Doctor’s Show: American Health Journal – PBS Los Angeles – Feb. 26, 2017
Natural Orifice and Advanced surgical training:
First physician in North America to place ReShape intra-gastric dual balloon
Certified training in the ROSE procedure
Certified training in StomaphyX procedure
Certified training in Orbera intra-gastric balloon
DaVinci robotic surgical training
Hobbies:
Softball
Rock Climbing
Oil Painting
Gardening
Board of Directors – BraverPlayers Theater Foundation