Dr. Steven J. Binenbaum specializes in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery.  He is board certified and fellowship trained in advanced laparoscopic surgery.  His areas of expertise include bariatric and gastro-esophageal reflux surgery.  He also specializes in solid organ removal (kidney, adrenal, spleen and pancreas), gastric cancer resection, hernia repair and complex re-operative procedures.

Dr. Binenbaum earned his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, W.I.  He trained in general surgery at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey where he served as Chief Surgical Resident.  He earned the Dr. Cyril S. Arvanitis Award, given to the surgical resident who has epitomized the important virtues of dependability, efficiency and promptness in the conduct of his work.  He completed his fellowship in minimally invasive/ laparoscopic surgery at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, New York.

His professional affiliations include the American College of Surgeons, the Society for American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

He is a published author in several surgical journals and he was recently named in the Guide to America’s Top Surgeons 2011.