Dr. Keshishian's Profile
Ara Keshishian, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FAACS
Operations Performed
Duodenal Switch Open and Lap
Adjustable Gastric Banding, Lap Band
Revision of Weight Loss Surgical Procedures
Advance Laproscopic procedures
Education
Surgical Residency
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital-Oakland
Pontiac, Michigan
1994- 1999
Medical School
American University of the Caribbean
901 Ponce De Leon Blvd. Suite 201
Coral Gables, FL 33134-3036
MD, April 1994
Undergraduate
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, August 1990
Professional
Private Practice
August 1999, present
Clinical Appointments
Chair, Department of Surgery
Delano Regional Medical Center, 2003-2005
Co-Chair, Critical Care Committee Surgery
Delano Regional Medical Center, 2002
Professional Memberships - Certifications & Licensing
- State of Michigan, Board of Medicine, Physicians License
- State of California, Physicians, and Surgeons License
- State of Nevada, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
- Medical Board of California, Expert Reviewer
- California Medical Association
- American Board of Surgery, Board Certified 2001, Re-certified 2010
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- American Society For Bariatric Surgery, Member
- American Armenian Medical Association, Member
- Kern County Medical Society
- American Society of cosmetic Breast Surgeons, Member
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Fellow
- Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- The Society for the surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) Center of Excellence (COE) Bariatric Surgeon