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Leon Katz, MD, General Surgery, Long Beach, NY

LeonVictorKatzMDABOM Diplomate, FACS

General Surgery Long Beach, NY

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Weight Loss Physician at New York Bariatric Group

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  • Office

    430 Shore Road Suite B7D
    Long Beach, NY 11561
    Phone+1 567-666-4666
    Fax+1 516-266-1165

Summary

  • Dr. Leon Katz is a bariatrician specializing in medically supervised weight loss. He focuses on helping patients who want to lose weight but do not qualify for or prefer to avoid surgery. Based on the extensive knowledge of medical weight loss and bariatric surgery, Dr. Katz offers treatment for patients who had prior bariatric surgery. Primary care doctors who have been taking care of patients who had weight regain after bariatric surgery have sent patients to Dr. Katz for a collaborative treatment of such patients.

    Originally from Long Island, New York, Dr. Katz attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency and general surgery training at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and St. Barnabas Medical Center. He further specialized with a fellowship in Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Northwell Syosset Hospital.

    Dr. Katz has an extensive background in establishing successful medical and surgical weight loss programs. Dr. Katz was recently the director of medical weight loss program at one of the largest weight management programs. In addition, having developed and led programs at various institutions, including Crozer Chester Medical Center, where he earned a Center of Excellence designation. He was also a leader in robotic surgery, performing over 1,100 robotic procedures. Although he no longer practices bariatric surgery, Dr. Katz now focuses exclusively on non-surgical weight loss solutions.

    He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery.
  • Injectable and Oral Weight Loss Medications- Exploring the options

    Looking at the benefits of oral and injectable weight loss medication in order to give patients more options

    Dr. Katz Website

    Holistic compassionate medical weight using convenient virtual medical visits. Learn about nutrition, exercise and behavior modification.

    Blog outlining the challenges of weight gain

    Educating people about medical conditions is crucial. My site aims to contribute to this endeavor.

Education & Training

  • Northshore medical center of Syosset
    Northshore medical center of SyossetMinimally invasive surgery, 2002 - 2003
  • Rutgers Health/St Barnabas Medical Center
    Rutgers Health/St Barnabas Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2002
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2006 - 2018
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2003
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Russian