Candice Chipman, MD, a General and Bariatric Surgeon with Jefferson Health

(Isstories Editorial):- New York City, New York Sep 1, 2023 (Issuewire.com) – An excellent general and bariatric surgeon, Dr. Chipman practices all surgeries in bariatrics and complex revisional bariatric surgery.

Her areas of expertise include bariatric surgery, endoscopic gastric bypass revision, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, gastric bypass surgery, intragastric balloon, laparoscopic gastrectomy, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and SADI-S.

In affiliation with Jefferson Health, Dr. Chipman offers her services at Jefferson Health – Warminster (Institute for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery), Jefferson Comprehensive Weight Management Center, and Jefferson Abington Hospital.

Involved in academic medicine, she serves as the Associate Program Director of the Bariatric Fellowship and General Surgery Programs, and Director of Medical Student Surgery Clerkship at Jefferson Health.

A graduate of Meharry Medical College, Dr. Chipman went on to perform her internship at Atlanta Medical Center. She then completed three residencies at various establishments, including the Morehouse School of Medicine, the Mercer University School of Medicine, and the University of Toledo Medical Center. She followed this up with fellowships in acute care surgery transition to practice at Montefiore Medical Center and a bariatric fellowship at Abington Jefferson Health.

For three years, Dr. Chipman worked in private practice initiating their robotic bariatric surgery program, biliopancreatic diversion and duodenal switch, and major revisional bariatric surgery.

Remaining at the forefront of her challenging specialty, she is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Designated as a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Chipman is also an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the National Medical Association.

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.

Learn more about Dr. Candice Chipman:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/81341541-Candice-Chipman-Surgeon or through Jefferson Health, https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/find-a-doctor/c/chipman-candice-r

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