Clinical Responsibilities
Dr George Fielding trained in Surgery in Brisbane,Australia, then completed fellowships in pancreatic, colorectal and liver surgery in The United Kingdom and Switzerland. He commenced surgical practise in Brisbane Australia in 1990, then took part in the developement and application of laparoscopic surgery to all aspects of abdominal surgery, including laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia, anti-reflux surgery, splenectomy, pancreatectomy, colectomy, hepatectomy, and adhesioslysis, and has published on all these aspects of laparoscopic surgery.In 1996 he commenced practise in bariatric surgery for morbid obesity, dividing his practise between the Lap Band and biliopancreatic diversion. He has performed over 2400 bariatric procedures in Australia prior to coming to join Dr Christine Ren at the bariatric surgery division at NYU. Dr Fielding has conducted multiple workshops in bariatric surgery in the US. He plans to develop a special interest in bariatric surgery for adolescents, based on his special experience in this field in Australia.
Dr Fielding has tought multiple workshops and been a guest surgeon in England, Scotland, France, USA, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and throughout Australia. He has over 150 publications, abstravts and book chapters on all aspects of laparoscopic and bariatric surgery.
Medical Interests
Bariatric Surgery for obesity
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery - upper GI, Hernia, Colorectal, anti reflux surgery
Hepato - biliary - pancreatic surgery
Education
Medical Education
Univ Queensland 1979
Insurance
Aetna, BC/BS CHP, BC/BS HMO, BC/BS Indemnity, BC/BS POS, BC/BS PPO, BC/BS Sr. Plan, Cigna, Cigna HMO, Cigna PPO, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHI, HIP, HealthNet, Healthnet, MagnaCare, Oxford, Oxford Freedom Network, Oxford Liberty Network, PHCS, UHC, US Healthcare, United Healthcare
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