Meet Dr. Michael Bilof
Dr. Bilof began his career as a vascular surgeon where he continuously saw chronically ill patients suffering from type 2 diabetes and other medical problems often seen in bariatric patients (high blood pressure, heart disease etc.). As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Bilof was frustrated by his inability to truly alter the course of these disease processes. When he found out that bariatric surgery could literally reverse diabetes (getting patients off insulin and other diabetic medications) he knew he had found his calling. If we can ‘cure’ diabetes, then patients won’t develop the chronic and debilitating vascular problems in the first place! The ultimate preventive medicine!
In 2003, upon the urging of his wife, Dr. Bilof left his successful vascular practice and retrained in bariatrics, something unheard of at the time and even today. In April 2007, he founded his own practice, Garden State Bariatrics.
A Leader Among His Peers
Dr. Bilof is a leader among his peers. His fellow bariatric surgeons in New Jersey chose him as President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS) from 2014-2016. During his career he has been designated as a Center of Excellence surgeon, been named Top Surgeon by the Consumers’ Research Council of America, held the position of Section Chief for the Center of Excellence Bariatric Program at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center as well as Deborah Heart and Lung Center and is a multiple (11) year winner of the NJ Monthly Top Doc award.
Dr. Bilof is also frequently recognized by his patients. He has been repeatedly honored in the ‘I Love My Doc campaign’ at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and has received the Patient Choice Award. But for Dr. Bilof, the most valuable part of his job is the extraordinary impact bariatric surgery has had in his patients’ lives. Their health is improved, and their life is reclaimed.
Credentials
Licensure
New Jersey
Hospital Appointments
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
Certifications & Memberships
ABS Certification in Vascular Surgery 2000
ABS Certification in Surgery 1998 – recertified in 2008 and 2017
American College of Surgeons, Fellow (FACS) New Jersey Medical Society
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, Fellow (FASMBS)
Leadership & Awards
Section Chief for the Center of Excellence Bariatric Program for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ 2010-2016
Section Chief for Bariatric Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung, 2014-Present
New Jersey Chapter ASMBS – former chapter President (2014-2016)
New Jersey Monthly Top Docs – 2008, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Fellowship
North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY
Vascular Surgery
July 1997-June 1999
Residency
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
General Surgery- Chief Resident
July 1996-June 1997
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
General Surgery –Resident
July 1991 to June 1996
North Shore Medical Center Neptune, NJ
Internship- Transitional Year
July 1990 to June 1991
Academic Degrees
Rutgers University Graduate School of Business
MBA, 2007
University of Medicine & Dentistry – NJ Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, 1990
Rutgers University College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science, 1986
Patents
Patent 5,755,713 Issued May 26, 1998 for “Laparoscopic Instrument”
Abstracts, Posters, Presentations, Publications
- Bilof ML, Herschman Z. Hemodynamic Effects of Iatrogenic Pneumoperitoneum
- European Congress of Anesthesiology, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1994
- Bilof ML, Botchkina G, Friedman S, Scher L, Tracey K. Expression of TNF and TNF Receptors in the Rat Brain after Focal Cerebral Ischemia, New York Vascular Surgery
- Society Fellows Night, New York City, New York, April 1998
- Botchkina G., Bilof ML, Tracey K. TNF, Apoptosis, and NF-κB in Ischemic Brain, 7th International TNF Congress, Hyannis, Massachusetts, May 17-21, 1998
- Bilof ML, Al-Abed Y, Ivanova S, Bucala R, Tracey K. Cerebroprotectionby Inhibition of 3-Aminopropanol in a Rodent Model of Stroke, Surgical Forum American College of Surgeons, Orlando, FL, October 25-30, 1998
- Botchkina G, Bilof ML, Tracey K, NF-κB Expression after Permanent
- Cerebral Ischemia, Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 7-12, 1998
- Subtotal Colectomy for Obstructing Colon Carcinoma,” Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
- Grand Rounds, Livingston, N.J. 1992
- Catamenial Pneumothorax: Pathogenesis and Treatment,” Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
- Grand Rounds, Livingston, N.J. 1993
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis,” Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Grand Rounds, Livingston, N.J. 1994
- Correction of Lower Extremity Deep Venous Reflux by Ablation of Superficial Venous Incompetence
- Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June 1995
- Indication for Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Practice Patterns of Surgeons and Radiologists
- Poster Presentation American Venous Forum Annual Meeting, San Diego, Feb. 22-24, 1996
- The Cost of Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Does it Matter Where it is Done? New Jersey Vascular Society
- Annual Meeting, Englewood New Jersey, March 13, 1996
- Expression of TNF and TNF Receptors in the Rat Brain after Focal Cerebral Ischemia
- New York Vascular Surgery Society Annual Fellows Night, New York City, New York, April 23, 1998
- Cerebroprotection by Inhibition of 3-Aminopropanol in a Rodent Model of Stroke, American College of Surgeons Surgical Forum, Orlando, FL October 27, 1998
- Bariatric Surgery, Dept. of OB/GYN Grand Rounds, St Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, February 18, 2005
- Our Experience with the Gore Suture Passer for Simple, Secure Placement of the Reservoir in Lap-Band Patients, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons14th International Congress
- San Diego, California, September 14-17, 2005, Award for Best Poster in Education Content or Innovation
- Sales CM, Bilof ML, Petrillo KA, and Luka NL. Correction of lower extremity deep venous incompetence by ablation of superficial venous reflux. Ann Vasc Surg, May 1996
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