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Meet Rabih Nemr, MD, FACS

Welcome to our website! Dr. Nemr is a board-certified bariatric and general surgeon and an assistant professor of clinical surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. He performs minimally invasive and advanced robotic bariatric procedures, including the gastric sleeve procedure, also known as sleeve gastrectomy. He is affiliated with Staten Island University Hospital, Richmond University Hospital, and New York Community Hospital, where he performs surgeries.

 

More About Dr. Nemr

Dr. Nemr has been in practice for over a decade, offering a comprehensive approach to weight loss management that encompasses behavior modification, medications, and surgery. He takes particular pride in holistically approaching weight loss, treating the whole person rather than just the symptoms. Because weight gain is multifactorial, it requires a comprehensive, multi-specialty program to combat it effectively and in a long-term manner.

Before moving into private practice, Dr. Nemr worked for New York-Presbyterian, New York University Medical Center, and Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn.

Dr. Nemr regularly contributes to society conferences and meetings, presenting both orally and with posters..

Education and Training

  • Lebanese University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • General Surgery Residency Training SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at New York Medical College.

Memberships and Professional Organizations

  • Member, American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • European Association Of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
  • International College Of Surgeons (ICS)
  • Lebanese Societe Of General Surgery

He also performs complex abdominal general surgical procedures such as:

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