Physician Bio:
L.D. George Angus MD, MPH, FACS
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Director of Trauma -
L.D. George Angus M.D, MPH, received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University. He obtained his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine followed by a surgical residency at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He completed a trauma/critical care fellowship at the Maryland Institute For Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS) and he is board certified in surgery with added expertise in critical care. He is a member of a number of prestigious societies including the American College of Surgeons as well as the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. He is also an instructor and State faculty member for the ATLS program of the American College of Surgeons. In 1997, Dr. Angus obtained a Masters in Public Health in the division of Health policy and Management from Columbia University and in 1998 started the Long Island Surgical Weight Reduction Center where hundreds of patients have been helped to overcome the disease of obesity. He has published over 100 peer reviewed articles in surgical journals and books. He is currently the Director of Trauma and Chairman of the Department of Surgery.
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