
Stephen Merola MD , FACS, FASMBS
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chief of Surgery/Surgeon in Chief;Surgical Quality Officer; Chief of Bariatric Surgery
5645 Main StFlushing, NY 11355
Fax+1 718-939-1167
Overview of Dr. Merola
Dr. Stephen Merola is a general surgeon in Flushing, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Queens. He received his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 31 years. Dr. Merola accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 44 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Queens and one of 390 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 10 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Hackensack University Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2000 - 2001
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 1995 - 1996
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2011, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2011, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2011-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Perforated Duodenal Ulcer 24 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Rare Presentation With Pneumoperitoneum.Amber Chen-Goodspeed, Nicholas Jonas, Stephen Merola, Jason Sample
Cureus. 2025-04-01 - 9 citationsSustained culture and surgical outcome improvement.Bruna Babic, Anita Ayrandjian Volpe, Stephen Merola, Elizabeth Mauer, Yaniv Cozacov
American Journal of Surgery. 2018-11-01 - 7 citationsManagement of bleeding from gastric remnant after Roux-en-Y gastric bypassVichin Puri, Annamalai Alagappan, Moshe Rubin, Stephen Merola
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2012-01-01
Press Mentions
Watch: Looking for a Long-Term, Effective Weight Loss Solution?July 1st, 2021
WEBINAR: Looking for a Long-Term, Effective Weight Loss Solution?June 21st, 2021
Committees
- Chair, Peer Review Council
- Chair, Hospital Value Analysis Committee
- Treasurer, CME Committee
- Member, Perioperative Performance Improvement Committee
- Member, Clinical Claims Review Committee
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPOGreat West PPO
Healthfirst New York
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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