Lyudmila S. Pupkova, MD, PhD specializes in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery dedicated to treating obesity safely and efficiently. Her professional business is called: Absolute Bariatric Surgery, PA, LLC which is the business name that appears on her billing. All of her services are provided at the Langhorne, Pennsylvania location of Barix Clinics which operates surgical centers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan (for more information go to: Contact Us or www.barixclinics.com).

An important distinction that sets Dr. Pupkova apart from other surgeons is her extensive training and teaching background. Specifically, she has twice the surgical training and licensure by practicing surgery both in Russia and America, plus she earned two Doctorates, one in medicine and the other in philosophy. Dr. Pupkova not only has excellent credentials but also has broad experience in state-of-the-art Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery. She is very much a "Hands on" surgeon who completed her USA General Surgery residency at the Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey followed by a Fellowship in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery at SUNY in Stony Brook, New York. Over the past six years, she has performed hundreds of Laparoscopic Gastric bypass, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding and Laparoscopic Bariatric revisional surgeries with zero mortalities and a very low complication rate. Few Laparoscopic Surgeons have the caring personality, applied genius and technical dexterity that are hallmarks of Dr. Pupkova's medical service and a distinction matched by very few physicians.

In addition to exceptional skills and outstanding credentials, Dr. Pupkova has taught medical students and residents at Stony Brook University in New York and at Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. A noted publisher and presenter in the medical community, Dr. Pupkova was the 2003 recipient of the Resident Achievement Award of the U.S. Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons and also received the Francis C. Nancy M.D. Award for her achievements in surgical training. She also won the prestigious Triple First place Award in the "Top Gun" Advanced Laparoscopic Skills competition of 2005 plus the AMA Physician's Recognition Award for 2004-2007.

Presently, Dr. Pupkova is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.

When you choose Dr. Pupkova as your surgeon, you are in good hands. You'll know it the minute you meet her.