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Heather McMullen, M.D., FACS
Program Director
Dr. McMullen completed her B.A., in Chemistry at
Amherst
College
,
Amherst
Massachusetts
in 1986. She received her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons in
New York
in 1991 and completed her surgical residency at
New York
University
,
Bellevue
Hospital
, and Manhattan VA Hospital from 1991-1997.
Dr. McMullen is Board-Certified in General Surgery. She is a Fellow of The
American College of Surgeons and member of the American Society of Breast
Surgeons, Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons, Richmond County
Medical Society, American Medical Association, and American Society of Metabolic
and Bariatric Surgeons.
Dr. McMullen is currently the Program Director of Bariatric Surgery. She has
worked at
Staten Island
University
Hospital
since 1999 and her practice includes: general surgery, treatment of obesity,
laparoscopic surgery, and a special interest in the treatment of patients with
diseases of the breast. Since coming to
Staten Island
University
Hospital
, Dr. McMullen has performed over 800 bariatric surgeries.
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