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Daniel Bacal, M.D.

15 Patients 3 Reviews
Dearborn, Michigan

About Daniel Bacal

Based in Dearborn, Michigan, Dr. Daniel Bacal, M.D, is a bariatric surgeon listed in the BariatricPal surgeon directory. Procedures reported for this practice include gastric sleeve (sleeve gastrectomy), gastric bypass (Roux-en-Y), adjustable gastric banding, revision surgery, and vertical banded gastroplasty. Dr. Bacal completed a fellowship at Minimally Invasive Surgery IRCAD/EITS - University Louis Pasteur Strasbourg France, trained in residency at St.Joseph Mercy Hospital/University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI, and attended Universidad Central de Venezuela - Caracas, Venezuela.

Credentials and training

Medical School Attended
Universidad Central de Venezuela - Caracas, Venezuela1994
Residency
St.Joseph Mercy Hospital/University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI2002
Fellowship
Minimally Invasive Surgery IRCAD/EITS - University Louis Pasteur Strasbourg France2003
View listed training (5)
  • Advance Laparoscopy, Bariatric Fellowship2002

    Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery

  • Laparoscopic Gastric Banding/ INAMED2003

    Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery

  • Minimally Invasive Bilary Surgeryn SAGES2001

  • Minimally Invasive Solid Organ SAGES2002

  • Postgraduate Course Reoperative Surgery SAGES2003

Listed procedures

  • Adjustable Gastric Band
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Revision Surgery
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

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