Karl W. Strom, M.D., F.A.C.S.
NJ Weight Loss Doctors
123 Highland Ave. Ste 202, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 • 973.429.7600 • www.njweightlossdoctors.com
Dr. Karl Strom, the founder of NJ Weight Loss Doctors, respects his patients while taking it one step further. As one of the most well-known bariatric surgeons in the country, he has built a respected reputation based on his extensive expertise and genuine happiness for his patients’ successes. Dr. Strom has changed the lives of thousands of patients through weight loss surgery in nearly 20 years of practice. A fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Board of Surgery, he focuses on performing bariatric surgery, including gastric band, gastric bypass, and sleeve gastrectomy. Dr. Strom’s expertise extends to revision bariatric surgery, laparoscopic surgery, general surgery, and medical management of obesity.
A graduate of St. George’s University School of Medicine, Dr. Strom completed his general surgery residency program at Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College where he was selected as chief resident. Dr. Strom is also affiliated with Mountainside Hospital, Bayshore Medical Center, Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, and Southern Ocean Medical Center, where he has overseen their “Bariatric Center of Excellence” designations. Since 2007, New Jersey Monthly Magazine has recognized him as a “Top Doc”. He is Site Director for Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
NJ Weight Loss Doctors knows that weight loss surgery is not a quick fix. When patients come in for an initial consultation, they discuss their history and a team works together to create their plan. The post-surgical support structure includes a clinical nurse specialist, support groups led by dieticians and behavioral specialists, and an insurance specialist. Each of the surgeons are committed to offering minimally invasive options for long-lasting results. “It’s a comprehensive program and we continue to follow up with these patients for a lifetime, not only to help them achieve their goal but to maintain it,” says Dr. Strom. “We see how it changes their lives.”
