This week Kitty and Dr. Fallon interview physicians Dr. Adam Goldstein, Dr. Seth Kipnis and Dr. Yves Manigat on current weight loss procedures including the new LAP-BAND. Weight loss in a type 2 diabetic will help improve diabetes management and decrease ones risk of developing complications.

Dr. Adam S. Goldstein

Specialist in Advanced Laparoscopic

and Bariatric Surgery

Phote Above:  Dr. Adam S. Goldstein

Dr. Adam S. Goldstein, DO, FACS, is the Medical Director for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at The Virtua Health System, Voorhees Division, in Voorhees, New Jersey. He is a Board Certified General Surgeon, fellowship trained in advanced laparoscopic surgery, licensed to practice medicine in both New Jersey and Illinois, and certified to use the DaVinci Robotic System to perform minimally invasive surgery. He is also a member of the American Medical Association (AMA), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), American Society of Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS), International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ), Camden County Medical Society (CCMS), and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Dr. Goldstein is proud to be able to offer his patients the option of using minimally invasive techniques to address many surgical problems. These include: Hernias of all types, ranging from hiatal to inguinal to ventral/incisional; Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Gallbladder disease; Appendicitis; Splenic disorders; Diseases of the Stomach; Achalasia; Colon disease; Small intestinal disorders, and many more. Minimally invasive surgery allows for shorter postoperative hospitalization and recovery time, as well as less immunological stress on the human body, less postoperative pain, and less risk of wound infection and delayed incisional hernia. For more information on Dr. Adam Goldstein click here.

Dr. Seth M. Kipnis

Dr. Seth M. Kipnis is a minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgeon and bariatric surgeon, fellowship trained in advanced laparoscopy and endoscopy, and a board certified general surgeon currently licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Dr. Kipnis the director of the bariatric program of the Virtua Surgical Group, P.A., a 17 person multi-specialty surgical practice which offers all services in General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery and Endoscopy.

Dr. Kipnis is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Kipnis offers the following minimally invasive surgical options including all aspects of bariatric surgery and deals with revisional surgery and complications from bariatric surgery. For more information on Dr. Seth M. Kipnis click here.

Biography of Yves J. Manigat. MD.FACS

Photo Above: Dr. Yves Manigat

He was pursuing his dream to profess the highest quality of medicine, when he landed here in Camden County from New York, following his training in Surgery, in the early eighties.

Always among the firsts in his class from high school, college and medical school, he received his MD degree from the State University of Haiti where he grew up. He was recognized during his training in Surgery as the Recipient of the Resident of the Year Award in 1974 at the Jewish Medical Center of Brooklyn affiliated to the State University of New York (SUNY).

Three (3) times Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, he is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

All along his professional life, he has kept his high standards, against all odds and adversities, thanks to his deep self confidence, his profound knowledge of his craft and his skill which set him apart.

His excellent performance and the compassion for his patients, particularly appreciable for those in greater need have been acknowledged by all, patients and colleagues.

Liaison Physician of the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, he has held for many years this leadership position at Virtua West Jersey Health System. These special qualities and his strong personality have served him well when he had to accede to the post of President of the West Jersey Medical Society.

He has been and remains up to today the only black general surgeon in private practice in the South Jersey area, after weathering all kinds of difficulties, challenges, and at times outright oppositions.

As he had recognized the need for an African American Medical Association in the community, he co-founded the South Jersey Medical Society in 1986, which he presided during 4 years in their endeavors to uphold the Science of Medicine, their Philanthropic Work, and their Scholarship Program, while conveying pride and community awareness thru their social agenda.

His influence has been felt well beyond this community, while he was also leading for many years the Association of Haitian American Physicians, in establishing their Visiting Professor Program with the State University School of Medicine in Haiti, and their program of support of the infrastructure of the Student Hall at the School of Medicine.

All during his career he has been interacting with and teaching medical students, young apprentice surgeons, interns and residents, contributing to their education and their professional formation. He has published and lectured extensively in his fields of expertise: Breast Cancer, Endocrine Surgery, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery. He continues to pioneer in the field of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery in the South Jersey area.

In the mist of all his professional activities, he has raised with his beloved and devoted wife Carolle two children Ralph and Belinda: symbol of his life of achievements.