Dr. Ajay Goyal
Doctor of Medicine
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Fellow American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Recognized as one of NJ’s top bariatric surgeons, Dr. Ajay Goyal, FACS, FASMBS, is the founder and clinical director at the New Jersey Bariatric Center®.
Dr. Goyal is also the Director of Bariatric Surgery and Associate Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center, a MBSAQIP accredited bariatric facility, in Summit, New Jersey. With more than 20 years experience and 10,000 successful bariatric surgeries and procedures - laparoscopic gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric band and revision surgeries and laparoscopic general surgery - completed, Dr. Goyal is a leader in the field of bariatric and general surgery. Dr. Goyal was among the first bariatric surgeons in the country to employ a multidisciplinary team approach to weight loss, including nutritional, psychological and exercise counseling. His dedication to detailed preoperative evaluation and compassionate postoperative follow-up has enabled Dr. Goyal to maintain a lower-than-average complication rate throughout his career.
Dr. Goyal is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He earned his medical degree at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and completed a five-year surgical residency at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Afterward, Dr. Goyal completed an American Society of Bariatric Surgery-approved fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric and General Surgery at the Institute for the Minimally Invasive Surgery at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York. During his fellowship, he was involved in initial studies that examined the use of robotics in bariatric and general surgery.
Dr. Goyal is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, the Medical Society of New Jersey and the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons. He has presented the results of his research in the field of bariatric and general surgery at several national conferences.
In 2015, Dr. Goyal was one of the first weight loss doctors in New Jersey to introduce a medical weight loss program to complement the bariatric and general surgery specialties at the practice. Today, New Jersey Bariatric Center®’s comprehensive medical weight loss program treats more than 1,000 people each year.
Dr. Goyal is a sought-after speaker for his expertise in the field of bariatric surgery and has been interviewed by national and local news organizations, including CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Hoboken magazine. In 2009, Overlook Medical Center honored him with the Physician Excellence Award. New Jersey Monthly magazine named Dr. Goyal one of the top doctors for bariatric surgery in 2010 and 2015. Under his leadership, New Jersey Bariatric Center® was designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in 2006. He was also influential in Overlook Medical Center’s gaining accreditation by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) and subsequent re-designation.
Dr. Ajay Goyal, FACS, Discusses Gastric Sleeve Recovery
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Magna Cum Laude
State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn
College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
New York Methodist Hospital, Post-Doctoral Training & Surgical Residency
Department of Surgery
Brooklyn, New York
Surgical Resident
Chief Resident
Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, New York
Laparoscopic & Bariatric Fellowship
Bariatric Surgery
- Laparoscopic Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
- Bariatric Revision Surgery, including revision of Gastric Sleeve and Gastric Bypass
- Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS)
- Robotic Bariatric Surgery
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Procedures
- Adrenalectomy (removal of adrenal gland)
- Appendectomy (removal of the appendix)
- Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder)
- Colon Resection (for colon cancer, diverticulitis or polyps)
- Hernia Repair (hiatal, inguinal & ventral)
- Nephrectomy (removal of kidney)
- Nissen Fundoplication (GERD surgery treatment)
- LINX Reflux Management System
- Splenectomy (removal of spleen)
Bariatric Endoscopy Procedures
- Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)
- Endoscopic Gastric Revision (EGR)
- Overlook Medical Center, a MBSAQIP Accredited Bariatric Facility
99 Beauvoir Avenue
Summit, NJ 07902 - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Somerset, a MBSAQIP Accredited Bariatric Facility
110 Rehill Ave.
Somerville, NJ 08876 - JFK Medical Center, a MBSAQIP Accredited Bariatric Facility
65 James Street
Edison, NJ 08820 - Morristown Medical Center, a MBSAQIP Accredited Bariatric Facility
100 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960 - Hackettstown Medical Center
651 Willow Grove St
Hackettstown, NJ 07840 - Short Hills Surgery Center
187 Millburn Ave
Millburn, NJ 07041 - Florham Park Surgical Center
83 Hanover Road, Suite 101
Florham Park , NJ 07932 - Christ Hospital
176 Palisade Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07306
- Sauterer RA, Goyal A, Zieve GW. Cytoplasmic Assembly of snRNP Particles from 6S & 20S RNA-Free Intermediates in L9299 Mouse Fibroblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265 (2): 1048-58, 1990
- Goyal A, Schein M. Tubo-ovarian Abscess Presenting as Bilateral Incarcerated Femoral Hernia. ACS annual scientific exhibit, San Francisco, CA 1999 (Letter to the Editor, Surgical Infections, 1999
- Schein M, Goyal A. Enteric Infections: Diverticulitis. Current Treatment options in Infectious Diseases. 2000, 2:332-341
- Goyal A, Schein M, Wise L. Current Practices in Left-Sided Colonic Emergencies – A Questionnaire. ACS annual scientific exhibit, San Francisco, CA 1999. Dig Surg 2001;18:399-402
- Komenaka IK, Goyal A, Nguyen ET, Gardezi SQ. A “Clean” Technique for Managing Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer with a new Aortic Prosthesis. Endoscopically Assisted Repair of Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer. J of Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Oct. 2003
- Goyal A, Kaul A, Gardezi S. Center of Excellence? A Bariatric Surgery Monopoly. SORD. May 2005, v1N3
- Goyal A, Fahoum B. The Significance of Routine Postoperative 12-Lead ECG Changes and Creatine Kinase (CK-MB) Elevation in Patients with Major Abdominal or Vascular Surgery. ACS annual scientific exhibit, Orlando, FL 1988
- Goyal A, O’Neill P. The role of Urethral versus Suprapubic Catheter Drainage in Patients with Traumatic Bladder Injuries. American College of Surgeons (ACS) annual scientific exhibit, San Francisco, CA 1999
- Goyal A, Mehta V, Fahoum B. A Short Cut to Pulmonary Venous Pressure Measurements & Literature Review. Internal Jugular Catheterization – An Anomaly! ACS annual scientific exhibit, San Francisco, CA 1999
- Mehta V, Goyal A, Lazar E. Kasabach-Merrit Syndrome: Hemangioma with Unfavorable Prognosis. ACS annual scientific exhibit, San Francisco, CA 1999
- Mehta V, Goyal A. Leg Contracture as a Complication of Endoscopic Subfacial Perforator Vein Surgery. ACS annual scientific exhibit, San Francisco, CA 1999
- Mehta V, Goyal A, Hunter J. Reduction Mammoplasty using inferior pedicle graft technique: One Surgeons experience. ACS annual scientific exhibit, San Francisco, CA 1999
- Mehta V, Goyal A. Lemierre Syndrome: An Old Disease in a New Millennium. ACS annual scientific exhibit, San Francisco, CA 1999
- Kaul A, Goyal A, Savino J, et al. Port-site Recurrences: Etiology and prevention by alteration of surgical Technique. SLS annual Conference, New York, December 2001
- Artuso D, Kaul A, Cerabona T, Goyal A, Savino J. Utilization of Robotics during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity. ASBS annual Conference, Las Vegas, June 2002
- Artuso D, Kaul A, Goyal A, Cerabona T. Incidence of Co-Morbid Conditions between Males and Females undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery. ASBS annual Conference, Las Vegas, June 2002
- Artuso D, Kaul A, Goyal A, Cerabona T. Cholelithiasisis in Morbidly Obese Patients undergoing Gastric Bypass Procedures. ASBS annual Conference, Las Vegas, June 2002
- Artuso D, Sullivan T, Murrell Z, Goyal A, Kaul A, Cerabona T. A Comparison of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass with and without Robotics. Oral presentation at 7th Congress of IFSO Plenary session, Sao Paula, Brazil August27-31, 2002
- Stingel G, Goyal A, Strom K. The Role of Laparoscopy in the Management of Retroperitoneal Tumors in Children. SLS annual Conference, New Orleans, October 2002
- Kaul, A, Bilaniuk, J, Goyal A, Cerabona, T. Use of Da Vinci Robot in Repair of Diaphragmatic Injury. SAGES annual Conference, Los Angeles, Ca, March 2003
- Kaul A, Murrel Z, Goyal A, Savino, J. Laparoscopic Harvested Omental Flap for Repair of Sternal Wound Dishiscence. SLS Annual Conference Sept. 2003 (Video Presentation)
- Goyal A, Murrel Z, Savino J, Kaul A. Laparoscopic Cytogastrostomy and Cytojejunostomy. Video Presentation at SLS Annual Conference Sept. 2003
- Goyal A, Houston J, Tollinche C. Lessions Learned in Establishing a Successful Bariatric Program in a Non-Teaching Community Hospital. SAGES Annual Conference Mar. 2005
- Goyal A, Houston J, Tollinche C. Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery is Feasible after Open Splenic Surgery. SAGES Annual Conference Mar. 2005
- Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- Fellow American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (SLS)
- Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)
Dr. Ajay Goyal, FACS, Discusses Gastric Sleeve Recovery
Weight Loss Treatments
Learn more about the bariatric surgery and medical weight loss options that medical experts agree are the best chance for sustainable weight loss if you live with obesity.
Gastric Bypass
The gastric bypass helps you lose weight by creating a smaller stomach pouch and rerouting the path that food normally takes so you feel full faster and eat less.
Gastric Sleeve
The sleeve gastrectomy helps you lose weight by reducing the size of your stomach so you eat less and feel full faster.
Medical Weight Loss
Prescription weight loss medications work by decreasing hunger while simultaneously increasing feelings of satiety, leading to reduced food intake and overall absorption of calories.
