Category Archives: Introductory
Introducing NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island
Dear Colleagues, When we first began talking with NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island about joining forces, we knew we had found a likeminded potential partner. We share a commitment to the highest quality patient care, a deeply rooted dedication to serving …
Welcome Dr. Venkata Kella
NYU NYU Langone Long Island Surgical Associates is proud to welcome Dr. Venkata Kella as our newest bariatric surgeon. Dr. Kella is board certified in general surgery, specializes in bariatric surgery, and brings with him an impressive list of credentials …
It’s a Journey Not a Destination
By Collin E.M. Brathwaite, MD, FACS, FASMBS These are wise words that we often hear in our lives, and we should take heed. The journey for weight loss is not what we “get to”. It is about taking a lifetime …
Winthrop Surgical Associates Welcomes Dr. Jun Levine
NYU Langone Long Island Surgical Associates is very pleased to welcome Dr. Jun Levine, a highly skilled and experienced bariatric and general surgeon, to our practice. Dr. Levine adds yet another layer of expertise to our practice and represents a …
Presenting Our New Online Weight Loss Surgery Seminar
One of the first steps you will take toward renewed health with bariatric surgery is attending a weight loss surgery seminar. During your research you may have noticed that most bariatric practices offer some kind of seminar before their consultation; …
What Is Bariatric Surgery, Really?
Bariatric surgery has developed an inaccurate reputation as the “last resort” for those needing to lose weight. With that being said, the reputation is well-deserved as the term weight loss surgery is, rather unfortunately, used interchangeably with bariatric surgery. And …
Choosing Weight Loss Surgery
Your alarm goes off and you hit the snooze button. You’re too tired. But you need to get up and go. You lift yourself out of bed after the third alarm. If you don’t get going you’re going to be …
Surgery Programs Ranked Among the Best in the New York Area
The team at NYU Langone Long Island Surgical Associates’ Gastroenterology & GI department, which includes bariatric and general surgery, is proud to have been ranked as one of the best specialty programs in the New York area. This recognition, by …
We’ve Moved
To Our Valued Patients, NYU Langone Long Island Surgical Associates is excited to announce that the 120 Mineola Blvd. office of the Minimally lnvasive/Bariatric Surgery Program is moving to a new state-of-the-art facility at 700 Stewart Ave., Suite 200, Garden …
Winthrop University Hospital Opens New Research Center
We are very excited to announce that NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island has opened an almost 95,000 square foot state-of-the-art research and education facility. As part of the dedication that our hospital and our practice have to the advancement of medicine, …