Thomas Cerabona, MD, FACS

Dr. Thomas Cerabona, MD, FACS, has been performing obesity surgery since 1990 and has been a member of the American Bariatric Society since then. Dr. Cerabona has performed numerous bariatric surgeries, both of the open and laparoscopic variety, the first seven years doing mainly open gastric bypass and since 1997 converting to a laparoscopic approach. He trained under Dr. Ackerman one of the country's premier surgeons and founder of obesity surgery.

Dr. Cerabona is a board certified general surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, board certified specialist in critical care. He helps take care of some of the most difficult patients in the country and remains a member of the New York State Review Board to make sure the quality of medical care throughout the state is maintained.

Dr. Cerabona and his team present regularly at national meetings and have performed live surgeries by teleconference at many society meetings. They are also innovators in robotic surgery, being the first to use robotics in gastric bypass surgery in the world. He is also involved in the training of residents and fellows in general surgery and laparoscopic surgery.

Ashutosh Kaul, MD, MS, FRCS, FACS

Dr. Ashutosh Kaul, MD, MS, FRCS, FACS, has been performing obesity surgery since 2000 and is a member of the American Bariatric Society. After his surgical residency from St. Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey, he completed a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at the Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery, New York.

Dr. Kaul is a board certified general surgeon, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He was selected in the 2002 list of "America's Top Minimally Invasive Surgeons" by Consumers Research Council of America and is an honored member of Strathmore's Who's Who 2002-2003 Edition; in 1998, he was selected as an "Outstanding Young Man of America" in the thirty-first edition.

Dr. Kaul has over 45 international presentations and papers to his credit. He has performed live surgeries by teleconference at many society meetings and is an innovator in robotic surgery, being among the first to use robotics in gastric bypass surgery.

Dr. Kaul is also involved in training of residents and fellows in general surgery and minimally invasive surgery. He is co-program director of minimally invasive surgery fellowship training at New York Medical College.

Anthony Maffei, MD, DABS

Dr. Anthony Maffei, MD, DABS, is a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon and the Director of Bariatric Surgery at Putnam Hospital Center. Dr. Maffei completed his general surgery residency at The Stamford Hospital/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was fellowship trained in minimal access/bariatric surgery at The Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery in New York.

Dr. Maffei is a board certified general surgeon and a Diplomate of the American College of Surgeons. An assistant professor of surgery at New York Medical College, Dr. Maffei is also involved in the training of residents and fellows in general surgery and minimal access surgery.

Dr. Maffei and his team present regularly at national meetings and have performed live surgeries by teleconference at many society meetings. His highly trained team is dedicated to providing the highest level of patient care every step of the way. They have over 35 years of combined experience and have performed more than 3,000 bariatric surgeries. Recipients of Health Grades Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award, now 5 years in a row, and ranked among the top 5% in the nation for bariatric surgery, Dr. Maffei and his team have strived to offer optimal opportunity for safe and effective outcomes.  They have also been ranked in the top five programs in New York State for Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Maffei regularly manages some of the most challenging and complex patients, engages all levels of obesity, standards of care for weight loss operations, ages, co-morbid conditions, and re-operations.

Dr. Maffei was recently appointed as a police surgeon for the City of Peekskill.