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 Dr. Michael Jay Nusbaum, MD, FACS, FASMBS
trained at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and was fortunate to have been trained by Dr. Lubomyr Kuzmak (the inventor of the adjustable gastric band) among other highly regarded surgeons. Dr. Nusbaum began his surgical career at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in early 1998. He started the Laparoscopic Bariatric Program at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in 2000 and was the first surgeon to successfully perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass there. He was also the first surgeon to perform a laparoscopic gastric banding at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Since then, he has performed well over 1,500 laparoscopic gastric bypasses and numerous laparoscopic gastric banding procedures.
Why is Dr. Nusbaum's complication rate so low?
Attention to detail and an obsession with perfection both during and after the operation.
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| Dr. Nusbaum was the first surgeon to invent and report on the concept of "Intra-operative Upper GI Swallowing Studies to Rule out Leakage." This technique consists of placing a tube into the stomach while the patient is still asleep. Then contrast is injected into the stomach under intra-operative fluoroscopy (This is the same contrast typically used the next day). This way, if there is a leak, it can be detected and fixed prior to leaving the operating room. He is also, one of only a hand full of surgeons, who take the time to over sew the entire anastamosis (connection between the stomach and small intestine) with permanent silk sutures as an extra layer of protection. |
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Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Residency: Saint Barnabas Medical Center (Chairman: Carter Nance, MD, FACS)
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Director of Bariatric Surgery - Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Section Chief- Department of Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Medical Director of the Obesity and Weight Management Center- Saint Barnabas Medical Center- ACC
Chairman: Multidisciplinary Committee - Saint Barnabas Medical Center 2001-2003
NJ State Department of Health- Committee to Review Bariatric Surgery, Physician Member (Inception- present)
American Society for Bariatric Surgery- NJ Chapter: Founding Board Member
Obesity Action Coalition The Chairman's Council (2006, 2007,2008)
ASMBS-SRC: Center of Excellence Surgeon
(2006, 2007,2008)
FACS: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (11/2001)
FASMBS: Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (5/2008)
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 Organizations
American Medical Association- Member
American College of Surgeons- Fellow
American Board of Surgery- Board Certified Member
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery- Member
Society of Gastro-endoscopic Surgeons- Member
Society of Laparo-endoscopic Surgeons- Member
American Board of Medical Specialists- Member
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 Public Recognition
HEALTH GRADES: Excellence in Bariatrics Award for 2007 and 2008
Top Surgeon 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by CONSUMERS' RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA
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 Details Magazine
January/February 2005 Issue, pg 137 New Jersey Magazine, March 2005 - Top Bariatric Surgeons in NJ
Family Doctor Magazine, July 2005 Issue "Lose Half your Weight"
New Jersey Monthly- Top Doc
Awarded Patents
United States Patent #5,088,986 (February 2, 1992)- Safety Syringe United States Patent #5,755,713 (May 26, 1998) - Laparoscopic Instrument, Patent Pending- Automatic Fire Supression System (Two other patents and rights to patents sold and therefore no longer listed)
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