Meet Dr. Jai Prasad
I'm a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive and advanced laparoscopic surgery
My goal is not just to fix a problem, but instead to help you feel better and get better. My core value is in listening to you, as the story is the most important element, more important than any test, X-ray, CT scan or MRI that you may have ever had.
With this approach backed by a extensive fund of knowledge and experience, advanced skills and training, interdisciplinary collaborations and a caring staff, we are able to treat from the seemingly most simple conditions to complex conditions of various types including unexplained abdominal pain, hernias of all kinds, severe and extreme obesity, various gastrointestinal and digestive conditions as well as difficult and recurrent skin conditions such as Hidradenitis and Pilonidal disease.
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Education & Training
I received my medical degree in 2004 from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi—India’s top medical school. I trained in general surgery in England and went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
I then completed a general surgery residency at the University of Toledo Medical Center in Ohio, along with a research fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit. To further advance my skills, particularly in minimally invasive surgery and advanced endoscopy, I pursued additional fellowship training in advanced minimally invasive surgery and interventional endoscopy at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania upon completion of which I returned to New York in 2018 to continue my surgical practice.
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Care Philosophy
Forming a lasting physician-patient relationship is my primary goal. I believe that my patients and I should develop a shared and mutually agreed vision of what we are seeking to achieve. My core principle is to listen and understand. I value honesty and a clarity of thought and vision. The body's systems are integrated and one organ system affects another. I believe that with strong foundation of knowledge and skills, backed by a strong support staff and lasting collaborations, we are able to take care of a multitude of different complaints with excellent and durable results.
