Karan Rakesh Chhabra MD MSc
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Population Health at NYU Langone Health and Bellevue Hospital
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462 First AvenueNew York, NY 10016
Phone+1 212-263-5707
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Summary
- I practice minimally invasive surgery (including bariatric, foregut, abdominal wall, and general/GI surgery -- laparoscopic, robotic, and open) at Bellevue Hospital Center and lead research aimed at improving the quality and value of surgery and obesity care.
My research is supported by the NYU Clinical and Translational Science Institute's KL2 Scholars program.
I received my residency training in general surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and my fellowship in minimally invasive, bariatric, and foregut surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. I received my postdoctoral research training as a National Clinician Scholar at the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2023 - 2024
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2016 - 2023
University of Michigan Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2018 - 2020
University of MichiganMSc, Health and Health Care Research, 2018 - 2020
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2024 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Small bowel magnetic compression anastomosis creation for bypass procedures in a porcine model.Oscar A Olavarria, Karan R Chhabra, Shoshana T Levi, Erik B Wilson, Matthew M Hutter
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-03-01 - 3 citationsPrivate Equity Investment in Surgical Care.Maxwell T Sievers, Andrew Neevel, Adrian Diaz, Eva Rouanet, Kyle Sheetz
Annals of Surgery. 2025-01-01 - Your Weight and Your Wallet: Comparing Out-of-Pocket Costs of Bariatric Surgery and GLP1 Agonists.Avery Brown, Karan R Chhabra
Annals of Surgery. 2024-11-06
Journal Articles
- Associations Between Video Evaluations of Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve GastrectomyKaran R Chhabra, Oliver A Varban, JAMA Surgery
Press Mentions
The Ambulance Chased One Patient into CollectionsJuly 27th, 2022- Your Ambulance Ride Could Still Leave You with a Surprise Medical BillFebruary 27th, 2021
- Michigan Ended Surprise Medical Bills, but Left Out Ground AmbulancesJanuary 11th, 2021
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