Dr. Akeem A. Atanda, MD

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Akeem A. Atanda, who serves patients in Brooklyn, New York.

A trusted general surgeon, Dr. Atanda works with patients at the OBH Center for Specialized Surgery in Brooklyn, New York.

One Brooklyn Health System serves a vital community of over 1 million people in central and eastern Brooklyn. Their mission is to expand access to high quality medical care and to improve community health through an integrated system that respects the diversity of their communities and addresses the social determinants of health.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Atanda received his medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine in 2004, and completed his residency in general surgery at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in 2009. Finally, he completed his fellowship in surgical critical care at the Westchester Medical Center in 2010.

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.

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