Artun Aksade, M.D.

Dr. Artun Aksade is a bariatric and weight loss surgeon located in and affiliated with Easton Hospital. Dr. Aksade has 16 years of experience performing Lap-Band and other weight loss surgery. Currently 14 of our members have Dr. Aksade listed as their Lap Band Surgeon.

Dr. Aksade has been the Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program of Easton Hospital -- a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery -- since 2008. He has more than 5 years' experience in Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Aksade completed a Fellowship in minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee-Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, (2007-2008). He earned his medical degree from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. He completed a Residency in General Surgery at Easton Hospital, Easton, PA; a Transitional-Year Residency Program at Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; and a Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. He helped establish the Bariatric Surgery Program at Easton Hospital and was instrumental in the program being designated as a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). This designation is a rigorous process that recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery. Dr. Aksade is board-certified in Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.