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Dr Ali is a board certified general surgeon with fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic surgery. He is also board certified in  Obesity Medicine. He is the director of Bariatric Surgery Program and the director of robotic surgery at UPMC Hamot. 

 He is a fellow of American College of Surgeons and a fellow of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. 

Dr Ali is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons(SAGES), the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery(ASMBS), American College of Surgeons(ACS). As the director of laparoscopic and Bariatric surgery, Dr Ali performed open and laparoscopic weight loss surgery at the University of Missouri - Kansas City's (UMKC) Truman Medical Center, from October 2000 until September 2004.

Dr Ali has been practising minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery and bariatric surgery including laparoscopic Roux-N-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and Lap-Band procedures at UPMC Hamot Medical Center since 2004.

EDUCATION:

Medical College of the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Residency:

University of Medicine and Dentisty of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
Newark, NJ


Fellowships:
University of Washington School of Medicine,
Seattle, WA

Duke University School of Medicine,
Durham, NC


Dr Amjad Ali
Director of Bariatric Surgery

Dr Muhammad Asad

Dr Muhammad Asad

General and Bariatric Surgeon


Dr Jawaid Kalim

Dr Jawaid Kalim

General and Bariatric Surgeon


Heidi E. Gianaris

Heidi E. Gianaris

Bariatric Nutritionist


Tracy Langer

Tracy Langer

Office Manager


Valerie Snyder

Valerie Snyder

Program Coordinator


Therese Christiansen

Therese Christiansen

Nurse Practitioner


Lindsey Walker

Lindsey Walker

Office Nurse


Bethann Yezzi

Bethann Yezzi

Medical Assistant


Mary Mehler/Churchill

Mary Mehler/Churchill

OR Scheduler


Kelsey Trayer

Kelsey Trayer

Receptionist


Angel Sunafrank

Angel Sunafrank

Nurse Practitioner


Karen Kelley

Karen Kelley

Nurse Practitioner


Fely Heibel

Fely Heibel

Medical Assistant


Lauren Fosco

Lauren Fosco

Office Assistant


Rose Bristow

Rose Bristow

Medical Assistant


Nicole Lewis

Nicole Lewis

Receptionist