Wasef Abujaish, MD

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Medical Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
General Surgeon
Associate Professor

Phone

802-847-3330

Fax

802-847-0733

Specialty

Surgery

Gender

Male

Locations

Bariatric Surgery - Williston (primary location)

Accepting new patients

353 Blair Park Road

Williston, Vermont 05495

Phone

802-847-3330

Fax

802-847-0733

Map Directions

Insurances

Aetna
American Progressive (Today's Options - Universal American)

Hours of Operation

Monday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

General Surgery - Main Campus

Accepting new patients

111 Colchester Avenue

Main Campus, Main Pavilion, Level 5

Burlington, Vermont 05401

Phone

802-847-1288

Fax

802-847-3479

Map Directions

Insurances

Aetna
American Progressive (Today's Options - Universal American)

Hours of Operation

Monday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Biographical Information

Dr. Abujaish is a general surgeon at the University of Vermont Medical Center and an associate professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM in Burlington, VT. Dr. Abujaish also serves as the medical director of the Bariatric Surgery Program.

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Clinical Interests

Digestive Disease
Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal/Gall Bladder and Biliary Tree Surgery
Laparoscopic Obesity/Bariatric Surgery
Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernias

Research Interests

The Impact of Weight-Loss Surgery

Education

Fellowship: Cleveland Cliniic Florida - Bariatric Surgery
Residency: North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System - Surgery
Fellowship: North Shore University Hospital - Surgery
Medical School: Universitatea Din Craiova - Medical Doctor
Other Education: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Board Certifications

Member Board: American Board of Surgery

Specialty: Surgery

Language

Arabic

English: Primary Language

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