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Fareed Cheema

Fareed Cheema, MD

Brooklyn, NY

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About Fareed Cheema, MD

Specialties & classifications: Bariatric surgery (directory-reported) · Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Surgery

Fareed Cheema, MD has a listed practice in Brooklyn, NY. Contact the practice to confirm appointment availability, current services and insurance coverage.

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Where is the listed practice?

8714 5Th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11209. This is the registry-reported practice address; confirm the appointment location with the office. Source

Which insurance plans are listed?

Reported plans include BCBS Federal Program. Confirm coverage for your specific plan and procedure with the office and insurer. Source

How can I check professional registration?

The NPI Registry record is 1629431101. NPI registration is separate from state licensure and board certification. Source

Reported procedures

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Education and Training

  • Medical school · 2016

    Drexel University College Of Medicine

    MD

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  • Education and training

    Fellowship, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery, 2022 Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, General Surgery, 2021 MD from Drexel University, 2016

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  • Residency

    Montefiore Medical Center

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Reported credentials

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Reported affiliations

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Selected publications

  • The Role of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Therapy at Resource-Limited Institutions: A Bridge to Care Escalation. · 2026 Source ↗
  • Single-dock Robotic Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Release: Technique Description and Preliminary Outcomes. · 2025 Source ↗
  • Hospital charges for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy compared to robotic sleeve gastrectomy: a multicenter study. · 2024 Source ↗
  • Postoperative outcomes for sleeve gastrectomy patients with positive pH-defined GERD. · 2023 Source ↗
  • Risk Factors for Surgical Site Occurrence or Infection and Recurrence After Incisional Hernia Repair in Abdominal Transplant Population. · 2021 Source ↗

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Professional identifier

NPI: 1629431101

Insurance reported

BCBS Federal Program

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Ratings & reviews

What patients say

The available comments describe Dr. Cheema as pleasant but raise concerns about how imaging, symptoms and surgical expectations were discussed. These are reviewers’ accounts of their visits and do not independently establish the clinical concerns they raise.

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