Dr. Dominick Paul Artuso M.D.

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Get to know General & Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Dominick P. Artuso, who serves patients throughout the State of New York.

Dr. Artuso was the first surgeon in Westchester County to dedicate his entire practice solely to bariatric surgery and the medical management of obesity. A board-certified surgeon widely known for his expertise in minimally invasive LapBand, gastric sleeve, and gastric bypass procedures, he founded the New Image Surgical Weight Loss Center in Dobbs Ferry in 2002 to give patients the best possible medical and surgical options for treating obesity. With expanded locations, the practice is now called The Center for Bariatric Surgery and services patients throughout Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, and Putnam Counties and beyond.

“Obesity impacts every aspect of one’s life. My team and I are passionate about being involved with every patient and seeing the best result from weight loss surgery we can provide. Weight loss surgery improves people’s lives and it is very rewarding that I get to be a part of that.” as stated by the doctor.

The Center for Bariatric Surgery’s philosophy is to take a team approach to patient care, employing a highly trained staff who can provide top quality, ongoing care to every patient. For the comfort and convenience of patients, the Center can streamline the pre-operative process by arranging for all required pre-surgical evaluations which may include nutritional, psychological, cardiac, and pulmonary clearances. It offers several sites of service providing flexibility and convenience for all patients. 

Having completed more than 3000 bariatric surgeries and more than 2500 general surgeries, Dr. Artuso is board-certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge. 

In addition, the doctor is affiliated with several hospitals and medical centers, including St. John’s Riverside Hospital and Phelps Memorial Hospital Center. 

On the subject of his educational background, Dr. Artuso earned his medical degree from the CETEC University School of Medicine in the Dominican Republic back in 1981. Upon relocating to the United States, he went on to complete his internship at Westchester Medical Center, followed by his residency at New York Medical College. He also completed a fellowship at Westchester Medical Center. 

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.

Bariatric surgery (or weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Long-term weight loss through Standard of Care procedures (Roux en Y Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch) is largely achieved by altering gut hormone levels that are responsible for hunger and satiety, thereby leading to a new hormonal weight set point. A doctor who specializes in this type of surgery is known as a bariatric surgeon. 

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