MarcBesslerMD

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia P&S

Overview of Dr. Bessler

Dr. Marc Bessler is a general surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital. He received his medical degree from New York University Grossman School of Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. He is one of 318 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 110 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
161 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 524
New York, NY 10032
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Education & Training

Atlantic Health System/Morristown Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1996
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2002 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
New York Magazine: Top Minimally Invasive Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

An Investigation of the EndoStim® Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) Stimulation System for the Treatment of Reflux Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
Terminated
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

64 citations
Helium-neon laser irradiation at fluences of 1, 2, and 4 J/cm2 failed to accelerate wound healing as assessed by both wound contracture rate and tensile strength.
John D. Allendorf, Marc Bessler, James Huang, Mark L. Kayton, D. A. Laird
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 1997-01-01
119 citations
Vitamin D Storage in Adipose Tissue of Obese and Normal Weight Women.
Angela Carrelli, Mariana Bucovsky, Ronald L. Horst, Serge Cremers, Chengchen Zhang
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2017-02-01
182 citations
Very Low–Calorie Diet Mimics the Early Beneficial Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Insulin Sensitivity and β-Cell Function in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Clifton Jackness, Wahida Karmally, Gerardo Febres, Irene M. Conwell, Leaque Ahmed
Diabetes. 2013-09-01

Journal Articles

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Is Associated with Hyperinsulinemia but Not Increased Maximal Β-cell Function
Marc Bessler, Judith Korner, Journal of the Endocrine Society

Press Mentions

GLP-1s: 8 Things Hospital Leaders Should KnowMay 9th, 2024
Dr. Abraham Krikhely Named Chief of Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric SurgeryJuly 18th, 2024
Targeting Single Enzyme in the Obese Could Help Prevent and Treat DiabetesFebruary 10th, 2016
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