Abraham Fridman, DO

Dr. Abe Fridman, director of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Griffin Hospital Bariatrics, specializes in bariatric and general surgery. He also has been trained in laparoscopic foregut surgery for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Dr. Fridman began his education at Cornell University and from there completed his medical studies at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internship at Northshore/LIJ in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Fridman became a resident at SUNY Downstate in the General Surgery Program and finished his general surgery residency at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. During his tenure at Lutheran Medical he was awarded the Sampath Kumar Award, given to the top surgical resident in the program. Dr. Fridman completed his Fellowship in Bariatric & Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida in June of 2012.

Dr. Fridman is a member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, the American Osteopathic Association, and SAGES.