About Me
As a general and bariatric surgeon at the Weight Management Program at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, I use minimally invasive surgical approaches, including robotic surgery, to help patients lose excess body weight.
Our weight loss surgery team is constantly innovating, so we can always offer our patients the latest advances in the field. Our goal is to provide patients with the best possible bariatric surgical care that leads to excellent outcomes, with minimal pain and scarring.
My father, also a doctor, inspired my own career in medicine. At 12, I would walk beside him as he made house calls to the sick and elderly in the rural village in Pakistan where he was raised. It was in those eye-opening moments that I realized that every effort to improve another person’s life can have an immeasurable effect. I am proud to follow in my father’s footsteps. Performing general and bariatric surgery is one of the most direct ways to make a difference.
In addition to caring for patients, I am actively involved in research that focuses on improving access to healthcare for weight loss and hernia patients across communities.
I am dedicated to treating the whole patient by addressing the medical, behavioral, and emotional aspects of weight loss surgery, and listening to each person’s needs and concerns. My goal is to work together with patients to develop an individualized and optimized treatment plan for lifelong weight loss success and health improvement.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abdominal abscess
- abdominal adhesions
- abdominal hernia
- abdominal infection
- abdominal mass
- abdominal pain
- abdominal tumor
- achalasia
- appendicitis
- appendix tumor
- barrett's esophagus
- biliary colic
- biliary disease
- bowel obstruction
- cholecystitis
- delayed gastric emptying
- enlarged spleen
- epigastric hernia
- esophageal disorder
- esophageal spasm
- femoral hernia
- foreign body in digestive tract
- gallbladder disease
- gallbladder dyskinesia
- gallbladder polyp
- gallstone disease
- gastritis
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- gastrointestinal disease
- gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor
- gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- hernia
- hiatal hernia
- incarcerated hernia
- incisional hernia
- inguinal hernia
- intestinal fistula
- intestinal mass
- jejunostomy
- metabolism
- obesity
- paraesophageal hernia
- peptic ulcer disease
- recurrent hernia
- small bowel obstruction
- small intestine tumor
- spigelian hernia
- spleen cyst
- spleen disorder
- spleen injury
- spleen mass
- sports hernia
- stomach disease
- stomach tumor
- stomach ulcer
- swallowing difficulty
- ulcer disease, gastrointestinal
- umbilical hernia
- ventral hernia
- weight loss
Treatments
- abdomen surgery
- appendectomy
- bloodless surgery
- esophageal sphincter augmentation
- esophageal surgery
- excision of the spleen
- feeding tube
- fundoplication
- gallbladder surgery
- gastrectomy
- gastric banding
- gastrointestinal surgery
- gastroscopy
- hernia repair procedure
- intestine surgery
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- laparoscopic gastrostomy
- lysis of adhesions
- minimally invasive surgery
- robotic assisted surgery
- stomach bypass
- stomach surgery
- therapeutic procedure
- weight control
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Liver Cancer & Liver Metastases , Stomach Cancer , Achalasia , Barrett’s Esophagus , Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease , Hernia , ObesityCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery - General Surgery, 2021
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery, 2022
- Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, General Surgery, 2021
- MD from Drexel University, 2016
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Aetna
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POMCO Insurance Company
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Partners Health Plan Inc
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Fareed Cheema, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
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Schedule a Video VisitNYU Langone Brooklyn Medical Arts Pavilion
8714 5th Avenue, 1st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11209
NYU Langone Medical Associates-West Brighton
2857 West 8th Street, Suite 200, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Research My Research
Interests
Bariatric Surgery, Hernias, Weight Loss, Robotic Surgery, General Surgery
Research Summary
My research focuses on improving access to care for weight loss and hernia patients as well as on improving resident education. My colleagues and I have also been researching on the latest innovative techniques in hernia repairs in order to optimize outcomes.
Research Interests Timeline
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Publications
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Sethi, Ila; Aicher, Aidan; Cheema, Fareed; Powers, Kinga; Rosenbluth, Amy; Pryor, Aurora; Spaniolas, Konstantinos
Surgical endoscopy. 2023 Sep ; 37(9):6861-6866
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Cheema, Fareed; Andacoglu, Oya; Huang, Li-Ching; Phillips, Sharon E; Malcher, Flavio
Transplantation proceedings. 2021 Mar ; 53(2):762-767
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Cheema, Fareed; Choi, Michael; Moran-Atkin, Erin; Camacho, Diego; Choi, Jenny
Surgical endoscopy. 2021 07 ; 35(7):3932-3939
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