Dr. Arif Ahmad is a fellowship-trained advanced laparoscopic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery, which is a cutting edge type of surgery performed through small incisions and causing minimal pain, less scarring and shorter recovery times. Many types of abdominal surgical procedures can be performed using minimally invasive techniques, including surgery of the stomach, esophagus (reflux), gallbladder surgery, hernias, and colon surgery. Dr. Ahmad specializes in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, the Lapband procedure, and the Sleeve Gastrectomy with over 20 years of surgical experience. He was the first surgeon in the area to perform the laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure.