Marc Bessler, MD
Bariatric Surgery
(212) 305-4000
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CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 524
New York, NY 10032
US
(212) 305-4000
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CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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(212) 305-4000
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NY Signature
NYP Employee Plan
Aetna Signature Administrators
POS
Student Health
Medicare Managed Care
HMO
EPO
PPO
Special Needs
Medicare Managed Care
EPO
HMO
POS
PPO
Medicare Managed Care
Great West (National)
HMO
PPO
EPO
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicaid Managed Care
Leaf (Exchange)
MagnaCare
Railroad
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Liberty
HMO
Freedom
Quality Health Management
Special Needs
HMO
Medicare Managed Care
Compass (Exchange)
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POS
PPO
Empire Plan
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SelectHealth
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World Trade Center Health Plan
About Marc Bessler, MD
Dr. Marc Bessler is the United States Surgical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Bessler's clinical specialties include laparoscopic and single incision bariatric surgery. He earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in general surgery and his fellowship in surgical endoscopy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
Board Certifications
- Surgery
Languages Spoken
- Hebrew
Specialties & Expertise
- Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Endoscopic Gastric Balloon Placement
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Surgery
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Gastric Bypass
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- GERD Surgery
- GERD-Laparoscopic Technique
- Heartburn
- Hiatal Hernia
- Laparoscopic Anti-reflux Surgery
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Fundoplication
- Laparoscopic Revisional Bariatric Surgery
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Laparoscopy
- Metabolic Surgery
- Minimal Access Surgery-GERD
- Obesity Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Surgery
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Weight Management
Education
- Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Chief, Division of Minimal Access/Bariatric Surgery
- Director, Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
- Director, Minimal Access Surgery Center
- United States Surgical Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Awards & Honors
- Blakemore Award for Surgical Research, 1992 and 1993.
- Blakernore Prize for Excellence in Surgical Research, June 1996.
- New York Magazine's Top Doctors, 2005-2016.
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Resident Achievement Award, Best Resident Presentation, SAGES, 1995.
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