DR. MARIA ILIAKOVA

MD, MBA, MSc, FACS

General Surgery Minimally invasive surgery | Robotic surgery | Hiatal hernia repair | Fundoplication | Hernia repair | Cholecystectomy | Appendectomy | Bowel resection

Bariatric Surgery Gastric sleeve | Gastric bypass | SADI (single anastomotis duodeno-ileal bypass) | Duodenal switch | Bariatric surgery revision

Endoscopy EGD | Colonoscopy | Endo sleeve gastrectomy

Weight loss Medication management | Surgery

  • SURGERY

    Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)

    Board Certified: General Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2022

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    Fellowship: Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery: Hackensack University Medical Center, 2022

    General Surgery Residency: UMKC Surgery, 2021

    Internship: Carle Foundation Hospital, 2017

    MD: University of Kansas, 2016

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    Medical Director Robotic Surgery, Bariatric & General Surgeon: Mercy Iowa City, 2022-2023

    Lead Surgeon & CEO, Innovation Surgical, 2023-2025

  • LEADERSHIP & TECH

    MBA, NYU Stern School of Business

    Fulbright Fellow, Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain

    Patent: (63/ 603,410): System For Storage and Sorting of Surgical Instruments

    BariBuddy: AI bariatric patient assistant

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    Co-Chair ASMBS Insurance Committee: Insurance Denials Toolkit, Ideal Bariatric Insurance Policy

    SAGES Robotics Committee: Telesurgery regulation

    SAGES Surgical Data Science Committee

    MSc Biochemistry & Bioinformatics: Georgetown

    BS Biology, BA Chemistry, BA Spanish: UMKC

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    Book: Exploring Better Quality of Life: The Patient's Guide to Bariatric Surgery

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