Hesham Atwa, M.D., FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS
Dr. Hesham Atwa is the senior surgeon at Long Island Laparoscopic Doctorssm with more than 20 years of experience in Advanced Laparoscopic, Open and Bariatric Surgery.
After completing medical school in the top ten percent of his class and his internship year, Dr. Atwa received both the Resident Achievement Award from the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons and the Outstanding Resident in Surgery during his final year of residency. Dr. Atwa is a skilled surgeon known for his caring and compassionate bedside manner, garnishing awards as Top Surgeon and the Most Compassionate Doctor awards (2011 – 2017) and recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt award from John T. Mather and St. Charles Hospitals in 2018. He is board certified in general surgery with a mini-fellowship in bariatric surgery.
He currently is the Director / Chief of Surgery, Director of Robotic Surgery and member of the medical board at St. Charles Hospitals, Port Jefferson, NY, as well as the Chief of Surgery at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, NY. He is the past Director of Surgery and past member at large of the medical board at Mather Hospital / Northwell Health. In addition, Dr. Atwa has received the Focused Practice Designation for Bariatric Surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
- Performed over 13,000 surgeries
- Assisted on 6,000 surgeries
- Performed 2,100 robotic surgeries
Dr. Atwa was among a handful of residents nationwide to be selected to participate in a Minimally Invasive Fellowship Program in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery under Dr. Phillip L. Leggett (considered a pioneer of laparoscopic surgery worldwide) at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, TX. During his Fellow training, Dr. Atwa wrote an article together with Dr. Leggett on advanced surgical procedures which was accepted for publication in the prestigious Journal of Surgical Endoscopy.
In 2001, Dr. Atwa began his practice in the Port Jefferson area where he became the first fellowship trained laparoscopic surgeon in the community hospital setting. He has continued to augment his skill set with extensive training in both general laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. Dr. Atwa has completed over 7,000 procedures within the scope of his practice, as well as over 3,500 cases where he assisted other surgeons in the area.
Dr. Atwa specializes in an advanced alternative to traditional surgical procedures often referred to as robotic assisted surgery through the use of The da Vinci® Surgical System. This very precise surgical platform enables surgeons to improve their range of movement and enhance their perception and skill during surgery, which contributes to better patient outcomes and surgical experience.
Dr. Atwa is one of the leading specialists in the use the da Vinci robot in the area of Bariatric and General Surgery. This results in his patients experiencing less pain and less blood loss, quicker surgical procedures and a faster recovery, minimal scarring and less need for reliance on opioids post-surgery. Dr. Atwa has been appointed a proctor for the Intuitive Corporation, makers of the da Vinci system, and oversees the training and performance of other doctors who are learning these techniques.
Dr. Atwa Featured in MD News
Credentials At-a-Glance
Robotic Surgery:
- Master Robotic Surgeon
- Proctor for robotic surgery
- Case observation and Epicenter for robotic Surgery (where other surgeons from around the country and around the world come to watch Robotic Surgery)
- Author of “Robotic Surgery Mastery”
Medical School:
Ains Shams University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Internship/Residency:
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Board Certifications:
General Surgery
Fellowship Training:
Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgery – University of Texas and the Cleveland Clinic
Hospital and Professional Affiliations
- St. Catherine Hospital Director and Chief of Surgery
- Mather/Northwell hospital Chief of surgery
– Past Director of Surgery
– Past Member at Large of Medical Board - St Charles hospital
– Director and Chief of Surgery
– Director of Robotic Surgery
– Vice President of Medical Staff and Medical Board - Board Certified, American Board of Surgery
- Focused Practice Designation for Bariatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center – Port Jefferson, NY
- John T. Mather Hospital – Port Jefferson, NY
- St. Catherine’s of Siena Medical Center – Smithtown, NY
- Port Jefferson Surgery Center
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