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, NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, 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 315 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 38 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

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

Atlantic Health (Morristown)Residency, 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

9 citations
Postbariatric hypoglycemia: symptom patterns and associated risk factors in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study
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2 citations
Long-term Bone Loss and Deterioration of Microarchitecture After Gastric Bypass in African American and Latina Women.
Alexandra Krez, Sanchita Agarwal, Mariana Bucovsky, Donald J. McMahon, Yizhong Hu, Marc Bessler, Beth Schrope, Angela Carrelli, Shannon Clare, X. E. Guo, Shonni J. Sil...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2021 Mar 25
17 citations
Interacting hepatic PAI-1/tPA gene regulatory pathways influence impaired fibrinolysis severity in obesity
Ze Zheng, Keiko Nakamura, Shana Gershbaum, Xiaobo Wang, Sherry Thomas, Marc Bessler, Beth Schrope, Abraham Krikhely, Rui-Ming Liu, Lale Ozcan, José A. López, Ira Tabas> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2020 Aug 3
27 citations
Prospective study of gut hormone and metabolic changes after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Rachel Arakawa, Gerardo Febres, Bin Cheng, Abraham Krikhely, Marc Bessler, Judith Korner> ;Plos One. 2020 Jul 20
22 citations
Long-Term Modulation of Appetitive Hormones and Sweet Cravings After Adjustable Gastric Banding and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Alina I Tsouristakis, Gerardo Febres, Donald J. McMahon, Beverly G. Tchang, Irene M. Conwell, Amanda J Tsang, Leaque Ahmed, Marc Bessler, Judith Korner> ;Obesity Surgery. 2019 Nov 1
2 citations
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Is Associated With Hyperinsulinemia But Not Increased Maximal β-Cell Function
Annette Georgia, Maria Cecilia Catilo Asnis, Gerardo Febres, Amanda Tsang, Marc Bessler, Judith Korner> ;Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2019 Mar 1
16 citations
Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Achieve Similar Early Improvements in Beta-cell Function in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Jamie A. Mullally, Gerardo Febres, Marc Bessler, Judith Korner> ;Scientific Reports. 2019 Feb 12
11 citations
Circulating Apolipoprotein A-IV presurgical levels are associated with improvement in insulin sensitivity after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
Raghavendra Rao, Alexander M. Roche, Gerardo Febres, Marc Bessler, Patrick Tso, Judith Korner> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017 Mar 1
118 citations
Vitamin D Storage in Adipose Tissue of Obese and Normal Weight Women.
Angela Carrelli, Mariana Bucovsky, Ronald L. Horst, Serge Cremers, Chengchen Zhang, Marc Bessler, Beth Schrope, John Evanko, Jody Blanco, Shonni J. Silverberg, Emily M...> ;Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2017 Feb 1
36 citations
Endoscopic septotomy: an effective approach for internal drainage of sleeve gastrectomy-associated collections.
Srihari Mahadev, Vivek Kumbhari, Josemberg Marins Campos, Mouen A. Khashab, Yamile Haito Chavez, Marc Bessler, Tamas A. Gonda, Galvao Neto, M., Manoel Galvao Neto> ;Endoscopy. 2017 Jan 23
39 citations
Hepatocyte DACH1 Is Increased in Obesity via Nuclear Exclusion of HDAC4 and Promotes Hepatic Insulin Resistance.
Lale Ozcan, Devram Sampat Ghorpade, Ze Zheng, Jane Cristina de Souza, Ke Chen, Marc Bessler, Melissa Bagloo, Beth Schrope, Richard G. Pestell, Ira Tabas> ;Cell Reports. 2016 Jun 7
8 citations
Facilitated long chain fatty acid uptake by adipocytes remains upregulated relative to BMI for more than a year after major bariatric surgical weight loss.
Fengxia Ge, José L. Walewski, Mehyar Hefazi Torghabeh, Harrison Lobdell, Chunguang Hu, Shengli Zhou, Gregory Dakin, Alfons Pomp, Marc Bessler, Beth Schrope, Aku Ude-We...> ;Obesity. 2016 Jan 1
7 citations
Minimally invasive Ivor Lewis oesophagogastrectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis
Gopal Singh, Joseph Costa, Marc Bessler, Joshua R. Sonett> ;Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Feb 1
34 citations
Preserved insulin secretory capacity and weight loss are the predominant predictors of glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes randomized to Roux-en-Y gastri...
Kim T. Nguyen, Charles J. Billington, Adrian Vella, Qi Wang, Leaque Ahmed, John P. Bantle, Marc Bessler, John E. Connett, William B. Inabnet, Avis J. Thomas, Sayeed Ik...> ;Diabetes. 2015 Apr 20
524 citations
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs intensive medical management for the control of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia: The diabetes surgery study randomized cl...
Sayeed Ikramuddin, Judith Korner, Wei Jei Lee, John E. Connett, William B. Inabnet, Charles J. Billington, Avis J. Thomas, Daniel B. Leslie, Keong Chong, Robert W. Jef...> ;JAMA. 2013 Jun 5
179 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, Marc Bessler, Donald J. McMahon, Judith Korner> ;Diabetes. 2013 Sep 1
103 citations
Bariatric Surgery Results in Cortical Bone Loss
Emily M. Stein, Angela Carrelli, Polly Young, Mariana Bucovsky, Chiyuan Zhang, Beth Schrope, Marc Bessler, Bin Zhou, Ji Wang, X. Edward Guo, Donald J. McMahon, Shonni ...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2013 Jan 7
3 citations
A new technique for intracorporeal liver retraction in laparoscopic surgery.
Avi A. Harari, Beth Hochman, Marc Bessler> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2013 Jan 1
10 citations
Adding chemoprophylaxis to sequential compression might not reduce risk of venous thromboembolism in bariatric surgery patients
Michel Gagner, Faith Selzer, Steve H. Belle, Marc Bessler, Anita P. Courcoulas, Gregory Dakin, Daniel G. Davis, William B. Inabnet, James E. Mitchell, Alfons Pomp, Gla...> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2012 Nov 1
1 citations
Endoscopic neogastrogastrostomy in a postgastric bypass patient by application of an endoscopic antegrade-retrograde rendezvous technique.
Shahzad Iqbal, Marc Bessler, Peter D. Stevens> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2012 Sep 1
14 citations
The use of a tailored surgical technique for minimally invasive esophagectomy
Jeffrey Javidfar, Matthew Bacchetta, Jonathan Yang, Joanna Miller, Frank D'Ovidio, Mark E. Ginsburg, Lyall A. Gorenstein, Marc Bessler, Joshua R. Sonett> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 May 1
23 citations
Comparative outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in adolescents and adults
Jeffrey L. Zitsman, Mary DiGiorgi, Joshua R. Marr, Mary Ann Witt, Marc Bessler> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2011 Nov 1
62 citations
Comparison of glucostatic parameters after hypocaloric diet or bariatric surgery and equivalent weight loss.
Leona Plum, Leaque Ahmed, Gerardo Febres, Marc Bessler, William B. Inabnet, Elizabeth Kunreuther, Donald J. McMahon, Judith Korner> ;Obesity. 2011 Nov 1
20 citations
Cardiac tamponade as a complication of laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair: Case report and literature review
Yehuda Paz, Jesus Vazquez, Marc Bessler> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2011 Nov 1
25 citations
Intrathoracic linear stapled esophagogastric anastomosis: an alternative to the end to end anastomosis.
Lyall A. Gorenstein, Marc Bessler, Joshua R. Sonett> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Jan 1
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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