New York Bariatric Group
Alaa Barbour, PA-C, serves as a Bariatric and General Surgery Physician Assistant at New York Bariatric Group since May 2022. Prior experience includes clinical rotations in various specialties such as Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Psychiatry, OB/GYN, and Family Medicine between January 2021 and January 2022. Alaa also worked at ScribeAmerica from May 2017 to October 2019, initially as a Medical Scribe and subsequently as a Medical Scribe Trainer, where responsibilities included training and managing EMR documentation for trainees. Additionally, Alaa gained experience as a Medical Assistant and Medical Scribe at Hudson Medical Plaza from February 2018 to September 2019. Educational qualifications include a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant from Saint Elizabeth University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Anthropology from Saint Peter's University.
New York Bariatric Group
New York Bariatric Group is the largest private bariatric practice in the country with locations throughout New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. We have been instrumental in achieving Center of Excellence status for multiple hospitals and have the most surgical experience in New York state. Our unique and personalized approach assures patient compliance and high success rates. We provide surgical options such as laparoscopic and single Incision banding, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, revision surgery, and the duodenal switch. We also offer non-surgical options such as the gastric balloon and medically supervised weight loss. Our surgeons represent New York’s elite institution for the treatment of morbid obesity.