Dr. David Buchin is the founder of LI Obesity Surgery and is the director of bariatric surgery at Huntington Hospital. A board-certified general surgeon, Dr. Buchin’s main focus is to help patients live healthier and happier lives. He was the first Long Island surgeon to perform laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and is the only Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program certified surgeon at Huntington Hospital. Bariatric procedures include gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, revision surgery, gastric band, gastric pacemaker, and other general surgeries.