Dr. Vishal Mehta is a Bariatric Surgeon, board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He runs a busy practice Vishal was born in India in 1970. His mother was a school teacher and his father worked for Air India. He was raised in a 400 sq. ft. apartment, along with his brother. When he was 9, his parents decided to move to America searching for a brighter future for their children. They moved to New York where his parents did odd jobs for several years to make ends meet. Growing up, they instilled in him strong family values, a thirst for education, and a desire to help others. In 1992, Vishal received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Stony Brook University in New York. He received his Medical Degree in 1996 from New York Medical College, and completed a residency in General Surgery at New York Methodist hospital in 2001. Often working up to 110 hours a week for 5 years, Vishal (now Dr. Mehta) gained vast exposure to general surgery, trauma, vascular, thoracic, plastic, and bariatric surgery. Dr. Mehta decided to pursue a career as a Bariatric Surgeon after witnessing the tremendous benefit these surgeries had on the lives of his patients. Patients would routinely lose over a hundred pounds and be cured of their diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and many other medical illnesses caused by obesity. Their social lives would completely transform as well. People would become free of the weight burden and would live active lives engaging with their friends and families. No other field offered this level of satisfaction. No other field had this level of impact.
In 2002, Dr. Mehta became amongst the first fellowship trained bariatric surgeons in the United States. He formed the Mehta Bariatric Center, dedicating his time and focus on the treatment of obesity. Subsequently, he has performed more than 4000 procedures and more than 1400 weight loss surgeries. His technical skills and dedication as a laparoscopic bariatric surgeon has gained him a reputation amongst his peers.
Dr. Mehta has served as Chief of Bariatric Surgery at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, and Director of Bariatric Surgery at Raritan Bay Medical Center. He holds affiliations at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset Medical Center, Raritan Bay Medical Center and St Barnabus Medical Center. He's licensed to practice medicine & surgery in NJ, NY, and Florida.
Dr. Mehta is one of the few surgeons in the country to perform Single incision Gastric Band through the belly button with virtually no visible scar. He is also amongst a few surgeons in the country to perform the StomaphyX procedure: (Endoscopic Incisionless reduction of stomach pouch). Dr. Mehta’s focus has always been about more than surgery. His greatest satisfaction comes from watching his patients' lives transform as they start discovering a whole new world and the possibilities life offers. He makes sure his patients are staying motivated, eating healthy, changing undesired patterns, exercising, and more than anything… enjoying life. He not only pushes others to become healthier, he lives by what he preaches.
Titles Held
- Previous Chief of Bariatric Surgery at Saint Peter's University Hospital
- Director of Bariatric Surgery at Raritan Bay Medical Center
Bariatric Surgery
Expertise
- Lap Band
- REALIZE band
- Laparoscopic RNY Gastric Bypass
- Laparoscopic Revisions of RNY Gastric Bypass, Gastric Bands & Vertical Banded Gastroplasties
- Lap-Band over previous Gastric Bypass
- Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Open Long Limb Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
- StomaphyX: (Endoscopic Incisionless reduction of stomach pouch)
- Single Incision Lap-Band or REALIZE Band
Hobbies
- Exercising
- Cars / Motorcycles
- Boating
- Skiing
- Traveling
Recent Undertaking
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