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NEIL FLOCH, M.D., FACS

Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Director of Bariatric Surgery
(Norwalk Hospital)

Dr. Neil R. Floch, is one of the country’s most eminent laparoscopic antireflux surgeons. He graduated from Tufts University in 1988 with Magna cum Laude honors. He performed research at the Boston University School of Medicine and received his degree from them. Dr Floch then completed five years of surgical residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, where he was the Chief Resident in Surgery.

Dr. Floch performed a one-year fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
at the Mayo Clinic with the pioneer of laparoscopic heartburn surgery,
Dr. Ronald A. Hinder. He received advanced laparoscopic training in the performance of the Laparoscopic Nisssen Fundopilation, Laparoscopic Toupet Fundoplication, Laparaoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair and Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy. He was specifically trained to deal with complex postoperative situations that involved treating patients who had recurrent surgical problems. These skills have led Dr. Floch to become an expert in revisional antireflux and hiatal hernias surgery. While in Florida he obtained the title of Associate attending St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida and he was an instructor
at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Floch is committed to treating new patients as well as those in need of revisional antireflux surgery. Dr Floch is the first fellowship trained advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon in Fairfield County. In addition to performing surgery he has used his skills to train many surgeons in the techniques of advanced laparoscopic surgery

Dr. Floch’s academic accomplishments include twenty-one original journal publications and five book chapters. He is currently on the Board of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. As a coauthor and editor, he recently wrote over 100 pages on the anatomy of the esophagus, reflux disease and its complications, achalasia, hiatal and paraesophageal hernias as well as the surgical treatment of these diseases. This information can be found in the second edition of Netters Gastroeneterology which is published in over six languages including Spanish, Portugeses, Polish, Chinese and Italian. Currently, Dr. Neil Floch is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of The Society of American Gastroendoscopic Surgeons and The Society of Laparendoscopic Surgeons. He is certified by the American Board of Surgeons and licensed in New York, Connecticut and Florida. Dr. Floch is a Center of Excellence Certified Bariatric Surgeon by the Surgical Review Corporation.

Dr. Floch is the Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery
at Norwalk Hospital and an attending surgeon at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport CT. He personally designed and instituted the first two advanced minimally invasive operating rooms in Fairfield County. He is an expert lecturer on laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair, reoperative Nissen fundoplication and laparoscopic bariatric surgery.

Doctor Floch has now performed over 400 laparoscopic antireflux procedures.
In addition he commonly performs hiatal hernia repairs in conjunction with bariatric surgeries. He is an expert in the laparoscopic Nissen, laparoscopic Toupet, laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and the laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair. Dr. Floch has written over 21 articles on the topic of antireflux surgery and his paper on revisional antireflux surgery in Archives of Surgery
in 1998 is commonly referred to as a reference to this day. He lectures on the topic of reflux surgery and paraesophageal hernia repairs to surgeons and physicians. Dr. Neil Floch is an author of Netter's Gastroenterology originally printed in 2005 and the second edition in 2010. He wrote the first 100 pages on subjects which include the esophageal anatomy, reflux and its complications as well as antireflux surgery. Dr. Floch is a pioneer in the newly touted endoscopic (TIF) Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication with Esophyx procedure which he first performed in 2005. He is an endoscopist and performs the procedure without any incisions.

Dr. Floch is featured in the Consumer’s Guide to Top Doctors as one of the 2009 Best Physicians as chosen by their peers. He is the surgeon of choice among many doctors and nurses who seek to have surgery for themselves. Dr. Floch has appeared on several television programs including Channel 12 Cableviison, Health Talk and Better Connecticut.

Dr. Floch has been designated as a “TOP DOC” by Connecticut magazine. Over 5,000 questionnaires were sent to doctors through out Connecticut. They were asked to recommend doctors that they would seek to provide care for them and their loved ones. Dr. Floch was selected to be part of this elite group.

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CRAIG FLOCH, M.D., FACS

Director of Bariatric Surgery
(St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport )

Dr. Craig L. Floch is the founder and senior partner of Fairfield County Bariatrics & Surgical Specialists, P.C.
which has become one of the most prominent, dedicated, personal and highly respected practices serving all of Connecticut, New England and New York. He received his medical degree from The Chicago Medical School, University of Health Sciences. Dr Floch completed his five-year surgical training at Mount Sinai Hospital in Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University Hospital under the training of Dr. Jeffery Ponsky. In this program Dr. Floch was trained in the skills of advanced laparoscopic procedures. He was Chief Resident of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University Hospital and obtained postdoctoral training in Laparoscopic Skills and Anti-Reflux Procedures at Yale University.

Dr. Floch has been an instructor in the Yale University/Norwalk Hospital Surgical P.A. teaching program and for several years received the Malcom S. Beinfield Award for Teaching Excellence in the Yale/Norwalk Surgical P.A. teaching program on three occasions. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopics Surgeons, American Medical Association, the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the Connecticut State Medical Society, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Surgeons and is on the Board of trustees of the Fairfield County Medical Association.

Dr. Floch is featured in the Consumer’s Guide to Top Doctors as one of the 2009 Best Physicians as chosen by their peers. He is the surgeon of choice among many doctors and nurses who seek to have bariatric surgery for themselves.
Dr. Floch has appeared on several television programs including Channel 12 Cablevision, Health Talk and Better Connecticut.

Dr. Floch has been designated as a “TOP DOC” by Connecticut magazine. Over 5,000 questionnaires were sent to doctors through out Connecticut. They were asked to recommend doctors that they would seek to provide care for them and their loved ones. Dr. Floch was selected to be part of this elite group

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PETER A. INGRALDI, MD, FACS

Director of Surgical Critical Care
(Norwalk Hospital)

Dr. Peter A. Ingraldi is a partner of Fairfield County Bariatrics & Surgical Specialists, P.C. He joined our practice in 2007. Dr. Ingraldi specializes in general surgery and surgical critical care and is Board Certified in both fields. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and also holds memberships in the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Dr. Ingraldi came to Fairfield County Bariatrics & Surgical Specialists, P.C. from New York City. He was trained at the School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York and received his Bachelor of Science and the honorary award of cum laude and graduated in 1986. He continued his studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed his Doctorate in Medicine in 1988. He completed his residency and fellowship training at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in New York in 1994.

He began his career at Mount Sinai Services at Queens Hospital Center as an Assistant Attending in Surgery in 1994. He was held in high regard by his colleagues being voted the President of the Medical Staff Association at Queens Hospital Center from 1997-2000. In 1999, Dr. Ingraldi became an Associate Attending of Surgery, and then in 2000 he was appointed the Associate Director for the Department of Surgery at Queens Center Hospital until December of 2006. During this time Dr. Ingraldi also held the position of Chairman of the Nutrition Support Team and was Co-Director of the Intensive Care Unit. He held the appointment Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

In January of 2007 Dr. Ingraldi moved into private practice with FCBSS. He holds privileges at both Norwalk Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. He is fluent in medical Spanish and is bilingual, which is beneficial for our community allowing us to offer care to a greater population of patients.

At Norwalk Hospital, he has held the position of Chief of Surgical Intensive Care Unit for the past four years. He is focused in the practice of Acute Care Surgery and the management of complex critically ill and traumatically injured patients. He has an outstanding clinical record for the successful treatment of patients with large complex abdominal wall hernias.

Dr. Ingraldi is an integral part of Fairfield County Bariatrics & Surgical Specialists. He primarily focuses on general surgery cases, but supports Dr. Neil Floch and Dr. Craig Floch with their bariatric patients. Dr. Ingraldi assists with many bariatric and reflux cases and is able to participate in the acute care treatment of bariatric surgical patients. He is the"man behind the scenes who keeps our patients safe and sound," explained Dr. Neil Floch."Any great program is like an engine and Dr. Peter Ingraldi is that part that keeps our motor running smoothly."

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DAVID L. CORNELL, MD, FACS

Dr. David L. Cornell is the newest member of our practice. He brings with him many years of knowledge and experience, specializing in Surgical Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery and General Surgery. As a member of the Fairfield County Bariatrics & Surgical Specialists team, Dr. Cornell assists Dr. Craig Floch and Dr. Neil Floch with bariatric and reflux surgery procedures.

Dr. Cornell comes to FCBSS from New York. He is a graduate of New York Medical College. Dr. Cornell then completed his general residency at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, as well as a Fellowship in Trauma & Critical Care Surgery. He then moved to Virginia where he completed a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Cornell's training is unique in that he has dual fellowship and training in both Trauma & Critical Care Surgery and Surgical Oncology subspecialties.

In 1996, Dr. Cornell began his career at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University as an Attending in Trauma/General Surgery. In 1999, he returned to the Northeast and took the position of Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology as well as Director of the Cancer Center at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center in New York City. In 2005, Dr. Cornell moved to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey and held the position of Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology in addition to Director of Adult Clinical Oncology Trials. Most recently he served as the Chief of Surgical Oncology and the Director of Trauma Services at Richmond University Medical Center in New York City.

Throughout Dr. Cornell's career he has been involved with research. He is a Grant Recipient of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation as well as a grant recipient of the Avon Foundation. His work focused on providing cancer education and screening to women within communities which he works. Dr. Cornell is a member of multiple medical committees and now serves as a Grant Reviewer for the Susan G. Komen Greater New York Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Dr. Cornell's Surgical Oncology practice focuses on the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas (hepatobiliary), breast, melanoma and soft tissue tumors. He has advanced laparoscopic skills performing most colon resections, as well as laparascopic ablation of liver tumors and colorectal tumor metastases. He also performs Endocrine surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, as well as endocrine surgery of the pancreas for both benign and malignant neoplasm. Dr. Cornell is also available for General Surgery consultations and treatment.

Dr. Cornell practices in both our Norwalk and Fairfield locations. He has privileges at both Norwalk Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. He is a physician with advanced knowledge, depth and experience.