Dr. Abkin, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified general surgeon and a specialist in bariatric surgery & bariatric medicine. He has more than 27 years of surgical experience and is currently located in New Jersey. His area of expertise includes – gastric band surgery, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, intragastric balloon surgery, and single incision laparoscopic surgery.

Medical background:

• He acquired his Medical Degree from First Leningrad I P Pavlov Medical Institute and went to Morristown Memorial Hospital for his Surgical Residency.

Membership:

• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
• American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Practice:

• At Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeons

Affiliated with other hospitals:

• Hackensack Meridian Health JFK University Medical Center
• Morristown Medical Center 
• Saint Clare’s Hospital/Dover General