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Dr. Jeffrey Leonard Zitsman, MD is a general surgeon in New York, NY specializing in general surgery, physician and pediatric surgery. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Jeffrey Leonard Zitsman, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Department of Surgery, ColumbiaDoctors and CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)
Bariatric or weight-loss surgery is a surgical procedure performed to help significantly obese patients lose weight when more traditional methods, such as dieting and exercise, have not helped. Depending on the type, these surgeries change the gastrointestinal tract to limit how much food can be eaten and also change how food is absorbed by the body. Of the various bariatric surgeries available, the most common is gastric bypass.
By far the most common of the gastric bypass surgeries is called Roux-en-Y. During this surgery, part of the stomach and small intestine are detached from the gastrointestinal tract, in order to make the tract smaller. The surgeon divides the stomach into two parts. The working stomach, at the end of the esophagus, is now tiny - only the size of a walnut. This makes patients feel full after eating a small amount of food. Then the small intestine is also divided, and after bypassing a section of the small intestine to reduce food absorption, the intestine is attached to the small stomach pouch. The patient now has a working stomach and intestine like before, only much smaller.
Because gastric bypass is used to treat extreme obesity, it can reduce the risk of some of the problems associated with obesity. Gastric bypass can help treat or reduce the risk for such conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes. However, it is a major surgery and also carries risks itself. Any surgery can lead to infection, bleeding, or blood clots, and weight loss surgery in particular carries risks of leaks in the gastrointestinal system, malnutrition, bowel obstructions, and vomiting.
Typically patients are considered candidates for gastric bypass surgery if they have a BMI greater than 40, or sometimes if they have a BMI between 35 and 40 but are suffering from obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. The outlook is generally good, with most patients losing between 50-75% of their excess weight in 1-2 years. However, patients must follow strict diet guidelines so that the stomach can heal, starting with no food at all, then followed by a liquid diet for some time. For many severely obese patients who have tried strict diets before without success, gastric bypass surgery is the tool that allows them to finally achieve their weight loss and health goals.
Dr. Jeffrey Leonard Zitsman, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: pediatric surgery and has a state license in New York.
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Board Certification: Board Certification: pediatric surgery
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Jeffrey Leonard Zitsman, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: VNSNY CHOICE, CIGNA, Healthspring (Cigna Medicare), Local 1199, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Emblem/GHI, ElderServe, Affinity Health Plan, Amida Care, UnitedHealthcare, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, Emblem/Hip, Fidelis Care, MVP Health Care, WellCare, World Trade Center Health Plan, Magnacare (National), AETNA, Multiplan, Healthfirst, MultiPlan, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna POS, MVP Health Care, MagnaCare, Vytra, Great-West Healthcare, Healthfirst, Aetna EPO, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, GHI PPO, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Aetna Signature Administrators, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, CIGNA EPO, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Medicaid Managed Care, Blue Shield PPO, Blue Shield HMO, Blue Shield EPO, HealthSpring, UnitedHealthcare, Affinity Health Plan, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Oxford HMO, Fidelis Care, HIP PPO, HIP POS, HIP EPO, HIP HMO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield HMO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Healthfirst - Leaf (Exchange), ElderServe - Special Needs, Amida Care [Special Needs], AETNA - Student Health, MVP Health Care - Child/Family Health Plus, Healthfirst - Child/Family Health Plus, Empire Blue Cross - EPO, AETNA [Aetna Signature Administrators, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, PPO, POS, EPO, NY Signature, Student Health], AETNA - NY Signature, Amida Care - Special Needs, VNSNY CHOICE [SelectHealth, Medicare Managed Care, Special Needs], AETNA - Medicare Managed Care, World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan], Healthfirst - Medicare Managed Care, VNSNY CHOICE - SelectHealth, VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare Managed Care, MVP Health Care - Essential Plan, ElderServe [Special Needs], World Trade Center Health Plan - World Trade Center Health Plan, VNSNY CHOICE - Special Needs and MVP Health Care - HMO.
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Exparel $2,520 |
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Signia $425 |
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CoolSeal Generator $104 |
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Reltone 400 mg $35 |
JustRight Reload $21 |
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Dr. Zitsman graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in natural sciences, and received his M.D. degree from Tufts University Medical School in 1976. He received his training in General Surgery at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, and completed his Pediatric Surgery training at the Babies & Children's Hospital of New York. He is Board-Certified in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, and also holds a Certificate of Special Competence in Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Zitsman has maintained an active clinical practice in pediatric surgery in the New York area since 1985. He holds the rank of Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center. His areas of interest include applications of minimally invasive techniques in pediatric surgery, chest wall deformities, and weight loss surgery in adolescents. Dr. Zitsman has been named to Castle Connolly’s Best Doctors in the New York area list annually since 2002. Dr. Zitsman is founder and Director of the Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian. He is Principal Investigator for an FDA-approved adolescent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding study. He has performed over 500 minimal access weight loss procedures and served as Chairman of the Committee on Obesity of the American Pediatric Surgical Association as well as Chairman of the Childhood Obesity Committee of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr Zitsman has served as a Consultant to the Medical Devices Evaluation Panel of the FDA.
