David Buchin
MD, FACS, FASMBS
Director of Bariatric Surgery at Huntington Hospital
Dr. David Buchin is one of Long Island’s most trusted bariatric surgeons. He has more than 18 years of experience in general surgery, minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery. As a fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Buchin stays up-to-date with the latest advances in his field. He was the first surgeon in the New York area to perform the OverStitch for revision weight loss surgery. Dr. Buchin has operating privileges at most of the major local hospitals.
Dr. Buchin attended New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY before completing his surgical residency training at North Shore LIJ Health System. He also completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the Minimally Invasive Institute of New York. Dr. Buchin is certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is fluent in Russian.
Certification And Professional Organizations
New York State Licensed
American Board of Surgery Certified General Surgeon
Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Member of Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Allergan Lap Band Course — Certified in Lap Band Surgery
Realize Band Course — Certified in Realize Band Surgery
The New York Minimally Invasive Institute-Sleeve Gastrectomy Course
Member of the New York Medical College Surgical Society
Certified in EndoGastric Solutions Stomaphyx Procedure
Hospital Appointments
Huntington Hospital — Director of Bariatric Surgery
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
North Shore University Hospital
Westchester Medical Center — Instructor of Trauma Surgery
Minimally Invasive Training
The New York Minimally Invasive Institute, Valhalla, NY
National Presentations
“Novel Approach to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome after Gastric Bypass Surgery”
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, San Diego 2007
