Saber Ghiassi, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS
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Associate Professor of Surgery (Bariatric, Minimally Invasive)
Section Chief, General Surgery; Site Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Bridgeport HospitalBiography
Saber Ghiassi, MD, MPH, is a Board Certified Surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive, robotic, and bariatric surgery. He has extensive experience in treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome, and he serves as the Site Director for Bariatric Surgery at Bridgeport Hospital. He is dedicated to caring for his patients through a holistic approach to health and well-being.
Dr. Ghiassi completed his general surgery training at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, where he served as the administrative chief resident and was awarded the prestigious Alfred H. Aufses, Sr. Award in Surgery. He completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he conducted research on how bariatric surgery can dramatically reduce lifelong costs for those with diabetes and hypertension.
Dr. Ghiassi specializes in all aspects of minimally invasive surgery including robotic surgery, laparoscopic bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band, bariatric revision surgery); laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease; laparoscopic paraesophageal and diaphragmatic hernia repair; laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia; laparoscopic colon surgery for cancer, diverticulosis and diverticulitis; laparoscopic splenectomy; laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones and gallbladder disease; and laparoscopic repair of incisional and inguinal hernias.
Appointments
Surgery
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Bariatric & Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery Program
- Bariatric Surgery Program
- Center for Weight Management
- Surgery
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Fellowship
- Stanford University School of Medicine (2010)
- Residency
- Mount Sinai Hospital (2009)
- Internship
- Mount Sinai Hospital (2005)
- MD
- East Carolina University (2004)
- MPH
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2000)
- BA
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chemistry (1993)
Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Saber Ghiassi, MD, MPH, director of bariatric surgery at Bridgeport Hospital, has extensive experience in the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome. He specializes in the latest minimally invasive, robotic and bariatric surgeries. He also performs many common general surgeries, including hernia surgery.
Bariatric surgery is life-changing for many patients, says Dr. Ghiassi, an assistant professor of surgery (gastrointestinal) at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Ghiassi has done research on the effects of such operations as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a procedure to reduce the size of the upper stomach, which cuts down on the amount of food a patient can eat. With the use of very small incisions, high-definition video cameras and special instruments, these surgeries have become safer, more precise and less painful, he says. Patients recover faster and are able to quickly return to their normal lives.
Dr. Ghiassi, who also has a major interest in public health, says his passion for medicine revolves around “the ability to make a difference, however small, but occasionally life-saving, in the lives of my patients.”
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Gastric Sleeve Surgery (Sleeve Gastrectomy)
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