Steven J. Binenbaum, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Dr. Steven J. Binenbaum is fellowship trained and board-certified in general surgery with advanced training in laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery with over 15 years of experience. He completed six years of general surgery residency at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ. During training he participated in multiple clinical research projects which were published in nationally recognized surgical journals. He was awarded Ellen M. Cosgrove, MD house staff research award, a Resident Achievement Award from Society of Laparo-endoscopic Surgeons and Dr. Cyril S. Arvanitis award upon graduation in 2007. He is a graduate of Stony Brook University, NY, with a Bachelor’s “cum laude” degree in Biochemistry and earned his medical degree from St. George’s University in the West Indies.
Following residency, Dr. Binenbaum gained additional training in Minimally Invasive Surgery in the field of Bariatric/Metabolic surgery at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University in New York City. As a fellow, he worked to advance the field of Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) and was one of the first training surgeons to perform this type of surgery using a flexible endoscope. He also continued surgical research which resulted in multiple publications. Dr. Binenbaum became the first to perform single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) at Monmouth Medical Center.
Dr. Binenbaum returned to practice surgery as a member of Central Jersey Specialty Surgical Associates (CJSSA) in 2008. He continued the practice of advanced minimally invasive general and bariatric surgery, but further expanded his expertise in the field of revisional bariatric and foregut surgery. In 2020 he co-authored a book, “Revisional Foregut Surgery”. Dr. Binenbaum is a Chief of Bariatric Surgery Program at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. He continues to be involved in teaching and mentoring surgical residents at Monmouth Medical Center and Community Hospital as Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Medical School.
Dr. Steven J. Binenbaum is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and a fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS).
Education
- St. George’s University, School of Medicine – Grenada, WI -Medical Doctor (M.D.)
- SUNY Stony Brook – Stony Brook, NY – Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (Cum Laude)
Internship/ Residency/ Fellowship
- Monmouth Medical Center – Long Branch, NJ – General Surgery Residency, Chief Surgical Resident
- St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital – New York, NY – Minimally Invasive/Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship
Specialties
- Minimally invasive general, foregut
- Bariatric surgery
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- RWJ BarnabasHealth – Monmouth Medical Center/ Community Medical Center
- Hackensack Meridian – Riverview Medical Center/ Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Academic/ Professional Affiliations
- Member, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- Member, New Jersey Chapter of American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Administrative Positions Held
- Chapter Councilor – New Jersey Chapter, American College of Surgeons
- Monmouth Medical Center – Clinical Teaching Supervisor, Surgical Resident Rounds
- Monmouth Medical Center – Clinical Teaching Supervisor for Residents, Operating Room
Publications
- Binenbaum SJ, Goldfarb MA. Inadvertent enterotomy in minimally invasive abdominal surgery. JSLS. 2006;10(3):336–340 (Accepted for publication)
- Binenbaum SJ, Dressner RM, Borao FJ. Laparoscopic repair of a free perforation of a marginal ulcer after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a safe alternative to open exploration. JSLS. 2007;11(3):383–388 (Accepted for publication)
- Binenbaum SJ, Teixeira JA, Forrester GJ, Harvey EJ, Afthinos J, Kim GJ, Koshy N, McGinty J, Belsley SJ, Todd GJ. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a flexible endoscope. Arch Surg. 2009; 144:734–738 (Accepted for publication)
- Teixeira J, McGill K, Binenbaum S, Forrester G. Laparoscopic single-site surgery for placement of an adjustable gastric band: initial experience. Surg Endosc. 2009;23:1409–1414 (Accepted for publication)
- Afthinos JN, Forrester GJ, Binenbaum SJ, Harvey EJ, Kim GJ, Teixeira JA. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using flexible endoscopy: Saline infiltration gallbladder fossa dissection technique. Surg Endosc. 2009;23:2610-4 (Accepted for publication)
Awards
- Bachelor of Science, Cum laude honors – Stony Brook University – Stony Brook, NY
- Resident Achievement Award – Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Chief Surgical Resident – Monmouth Medical Center – Long Branch, NJ
- Dr. Cyril S. Arvanitis Award of Monmouth Medical Center – Long Branch, NJ – For the surgical resident who has epitomized the important virtues of dependability, efficiency, and promptness in the conduct of his work
- America’s Top Surgeons – April 2011 – Consumer Research Council of America
- America’s Top Surgeons – April 2012 – Consumer Research Council of America
- America’s Top Surgeons – April 2013 – Consumer Research Council of America
- Top Doctors, Bariatric Surgery – November 2014 – New Jersey Monthly Magazine
- Top Doctors, Bariatric Surgery – November 2015 – New Jersey Monthly Magazine
- Top Doctors, Bariatric Surgery – November 2016 – New Jersey Monthly Magazine
- Top Doctors, Bariatric Surgery – November 2017 – New Jersey Monthly Magazine
- Top Doctors, Bariatric Surgery – November 2018 – New Jersey Monthly Magazine
- “NJ Top Docs” – January 2019
