Virtua is currently providing our free Bariatric Information Seminars via a webinar format. Please email or call to register. Our surgeons are also offering telehealth visits for all patient appointments.
Dr. Samuel Wasser, Bariatric Surgeon
Samuel Wasser, MD is a board-certified general and bariatric surgeon practicing at Virtua Surgical Group in Moorestown and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He attended George Washington University where he received his bachelor’s degree and went on to attend to earn his medical degree from George Washington School of Medicine in Washington, DC. His surgical residencies were completed at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Morristown Memorial Hospital.
A native of New Jersey, Dr. Wasser previously served as the chief of the section of vascular non-invasive diagnostic laboratory at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County and also as the director of the peripheral vascular noninvasive diagnostic laboratory when he served there.
Dr. Wasser is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and a fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). He is a member of the American Medical Association, the New Jersey Medical Society, the Vascular Society of New Jersey, and the Eastern Vascular Society. Dr. Wasser was named Top Doc in New Jersey in Bariatric Surgery for three years in a row.
Bariatric Surgery with Dr. Wasser
I went into the field of surgery to help people. This has become more gratifying being in the field of bariatric surgery. I not only make people thinner, but I can cure many of their disease processes. -Dr. Wasser
Dr. Wasser is known by his patients as a warm and attentive surgeon. He is skilled in the very latest in technology and surgical techniques. As an experienced bariatric surgeon, he was one of the first surgeons in New Jersey to perform the Sleeve Gastrectomy in 2008. Trained and skilled in performing da Vinci robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, he performs the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RNY), Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG), Duodenal Switch (DS), Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band), Laparoscopic Modified Duodenal Switch/SADI, and bariatric surgery revisions.
Weight Loss Surgery in New Jersey with Dr. Wasser
If you're considering bariatric surgery, you can trust Dr. Wasser and Virtua’s nationally accredited bariatric surgery program in New Jersey for the complex range of care you need for weight loss that lasts a lifetime. All bariatric surgery candidates are required to complete an information session. We invite you to join one of our free bariatric surgery information sessions where you will meet our surgeons and talk with patients who have achieved weight-loss success or for your convenience, an online information seminar is available. Take the first step to your healthiest life today and call our Virtua Bariatric Navigation Team to schedule a consultation.