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Ajay Chopra, MD, General Surgery, Bronx, NY

AjayKumarChopraMD

General Surgery Bronx, NY

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor, Surgery, A Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Univ

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  • Office

    1400 Pelham Pkwy S
    Bronx, NY 10461
    Phone+1 718-918-5566
    Fax+1 718-918-5567

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2003 - 2004
  • New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
    New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2003
  • Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi
    Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of DelhiM.S., 1984
  • Maulana Azad Medical College
    Maulana Azad Medical CollegeClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2004 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2003 - 2004
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Annual Gala Honoree North Bronx Health Network, Jacobi Med Center, 2014
  • Col B L Taneja Memorial Oration Medal: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of India, 2010
  • Special Resident Award: Clinical and Academic Performance New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn/ Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2003
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for obesity: can it be considered a definitive procedure?  
    Chopra A, Chao E, Etkin Y, Merklinger L, Lieb J, Delany H., Surg Endosc, 1/1/2012
  • Mullarian Remnants in Complete Testicular Feminization Syndrome  
    Gulati, S. M., Sehgal, N., Chopra, A.K., Logani, K.B., Int J Clin Pract, 1/1/1991
  • Management of Extrahepatic Portal Hypertension in Children  
    Sood, S., Chopra, A.K., Minocha, V.R., Ind J Ped, 1/1/1990
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Laparoscopic repair of incisional hernia secondary to iliac bone graft harvest.
    Chopra AK, Taylor JS, SAGES, 1/1/2017
  • Simultaneous laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Roux-En-Y gastric bypass in a morbidly obese patient with achalasia.
    Chopra AK, Friedman DT, SAGES, 1/1/2017
  • Perioperative Intravenous Ibuprofen in Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Chopra AK, Lieb JA, Sullivan D, Gaprindashvilli T, Golden L, Pranevicius M, Obesity Week, ASMBS, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • Bariatric Surgery: Changing Landscape. 
    Jacobi Medical Center - 1/1/2017
  • Bariatric Surgery 2014 
    Jacobi Medical Center - 1/1/2014
  • Bariatric emergencies for the community surgeon 
    1/4/2013
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