Bariatric Surgery

Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS

Dr. Gandsas is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the School of Osteopathic Medicine, UMDNJ, Program director of the UMDNJ-SOM Bariatric Fellowship Program and Chief of Surgery of Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford, NJ. 

Dr. Gandsas received his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine in Argentina.

Following a general surgery residency in Michigan, he completed fellowships in advanced laparoscopy and laparoscopic bariatric surgery at Duke University Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, respectively. Prior to joining UMDNJ, Dr. Gandsas ,  was the Chief of the Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore  and a Associate Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 

Dr. Gandsas has published numerous scientific articles in general surgery, surgical education and telemedicine. Dr. Gandsas is the current Chairman of the SLS Bariatric Surgery Committee. Currently, his research efforts focus on obesity surgery as well as the use of emerging technologies to minimally invasive surgery, telemedicine and surgical education. Dr. Gandsas is a board certified surgeon and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is actively involved in the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgery, the American Society for Bariatric Surgery as well as the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.