Weight Loss Surgery

Meet Our Surgeons

Robert A. Andrews, MD, FACS

Medical Director, BID-Milton, Weight Loss & Metabolic Surgery Section of Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery BIDMC/BID-Milton/BID-Needham, Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Education:
Dr. Andrews received his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He then completed his surgical residency at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital prior to completing his fellowship in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Awards and Honors:
Dr. Andrews was the 2009 recipient of the prestigious John O. Vieta award for compassionate care, and has received numerous awards for teaching. He received the Milton research grant from Harvard University in 2010.

Surgical Groups:
Dr. Andrews serves on the following groups:

Patient Safety and Outcomes Committee for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Surgical Simulation and Team Training Committee at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Both committees are dedicated to improving patient safety and outcomes through education and early intervention.

Surgical Experience:
Dr. Andrews is experienced in performing:

Open RNY gastric bypass
Laparoscopic RNY gastric bypass
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band)
Gastric Sleeve

Benjamin E. Schneider, MD, FACS

Weight Loss & Metabolic Surgery Section of Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery BIDMC/BID-Milton/BID-Chelsea, Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Program Director Weight Loss Surgery Fellowship

Education:
Dr. Schneider received his medical degree from University of Colorado School of Medicine. He completed his surgical residency at University of Iowa and a Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at University of Texas Southwestern and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Awards and Honors:

Selected to the Academy at Harvard Medical School (2005)
Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) research grant (2003)
Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (2002)
Selected to Boston magazine’s “Top Doctors” list (2010, 2011, 2012)

Surgical Groups:
Dr. Schneider serves on the following groups:

Expert Panel on Weight Loss Surgery for Betsy Lehman Center
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Bariatric; Educational Resources; and Quality, Outcomes and Safety Committees
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Foundation
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Surgical Experience:
Dr. Schneider is experienced in performing: