Mujjahid Abbas MD DABS, FACS, FASMBS

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

UH Cleveland Medical Center11100 Euclid Ave Department of Surgery-GeneralCleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-7874
Fax+1 216-844-5957

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Summary

Mujjahid Abbas, MD, is a general surgeon located in Cleveland, OH, specializing in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery. He completed his surgical residency and advanced GI minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Abbas has been a bariatric surgeon at University Hospitals Parma Medical Center since 2014. His expertise includes morbid obesity, general gastrointestinal, and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. He has authored several publications in Surgical Endoscopy and Surgery journals. Additionally, Dr. Abbas has received the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2013 - 2014
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2009
King Edward Medical UniversityClass of 2001

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2009 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts FollowMyHealth, Allscripts, 2016-2017
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The association of metabolic and bariatric surgery and postabdominoplasty complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ali Esparham, Maissa Safieddine, Soheil Ahmadyar, Chetan Parmar, Alan Saber
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2026-08-01
Gastrojejunostomy revision combined with biliopancreatic limb lengthening provides superior weight loss and metabolic outcomes compared to gastrojejunostomy revision a...
Leo I Amodu, Lauren Johnson, Kallie E Wynens, Omkar S Pawar, Nicholas Catanzaro
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-11-01
Paraesophageal hernia repair with concurrent bariatric surgery: a single institution experience on safety, benefit, and outcomes in obese patients.
Emily F Simon, Christina S Boutros, Erik L Risa, Jamie R Benson, Patrick Wieland
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-07-01