Incorporated May 2007
Mission Statement
As a state chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, our mission is to decrease the burden of obesity and its related diseases in New Jersry. We consider the care of obesity as an integral part of essential medical care and should be available to all New Jersey residents suffering from obesity. Our purpose is to:
- Increase the awareness of obesity, its complications and impact on society.
- Continually educate our peers and the public regarding treatment of obesity.
- Ensure that public policy, officials, and legislators appreciate and safeguard patients’ right to obesity care.
- Provide and ensure that there is access to care for obesity, and that patients’ rights to care are protected.
- Effectively and safely treat patients suffering from obesity, through best practices and standardization of care with the members of our State society.
Executive Officers
President: Prakash Paragi, MD MS
Vice President: Open
Treasurer/Secretary: Brendan O’Connell, MD
Past Presidents: Saniea Majid, MD FACS ABOM FASMBS; Alexander Onopchenko, MD FACS; Naveen Ballem, MD FACS FASMBS; Michael Bilof, MD FACS FASMBS; Muhammad Feteiha, MD FACS
Executive Director: Andrea Donelan
Integrated Health Chair: Open
Integrated Health Co-Chair: Open
STAR (State Access to Care Representative): Michael Bilof, MD
Board Members
Saniea Majid, MD FACS ABOM FASMBS
Alexander Onopochenko, MD
Michael Bilof, MD
Members at Large
Samuel Wasser, MD
Channing Chin, MD
Contact Info
Andrea Donelan, Executive Director
36 Elm Street, Suite 5
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 539‐4000
Fax: (973) 539-9493
Email: njasmbs@gmail.com
Chapter Meetings & Updates
ASMBS New Jersey State Chapter Meeting
June 7, 2025
Support Groups
- Each hospital hosts support groups. Individual practices also host support groups.