Can Exercise Cut the Risk of Dementia?
Humans were made to move. Exercise is so good for the body that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone get 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise. Regular exercise reduces the...
The Gastric Sleeve Diet: How to Eat Before and After Your Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Bariatric surgery is the most proven way to lose weight and keep it off long-term, but it’s only the beginning. A surgery like the gastric sleeve—the most popular weight-loss surgery in the United States—requires a...
Dr. Schmidt Shares Expertise at GERD Symposium
Advanced Laparoscopic Associates congratulates our own Dr. Hans Schmidt for a job well done. Dr. Schmidt was an invited lecturer at the 2019 GERD Symposium, which took place on June 9 at Hackensack University Medical...
Body Shape: Why it Matters
A July 2019 study has put a spin on the finding that body shape matters—despite one’s overall body size. We know that a pear-shaped body is better than an apple-shaped body in terms of health...
ALA Surgeons Help Future Doctors Learn
At Advanced Laparoscopic Associates, we take our responsibilities for training the next generation of doctors seriously. Many of our clinicians hold prestigious teaching posts at area medical schools to ensure future colleagues are well-trained professionals....
ALA Announces New Location in Wayne
Advanced Laparoscopic Associates (ALA) is proud to announce that we are opening a new location in Wayne, NJ. We will begin seeing patients at the Wayne location in August 2019. With offices in Paramus, Jersey City,...
Advanced Laparoscopic Associates Sponsors Walk From Obesity Walkathon
Advanced Laparoscopic Associates is proud to have sponsored the ASMBS Foundation’s Walk From Obesity event, held June 9 at Saddle River County Park in Saddle River, NJ. The event itself raised more than $9,000 for...
Dr. Trivedi Named 2019 Provider of the Year
Please join Advanced Laparoscopic Associates in congratulating our own Dr. Amit Trivedi. Pascack Valley Medical Center named him 2019’s Provider of the Year during the facility’s National Hospital Week celebration on May 16. Dr. Trivedi is...
Hernias and Surgical Mesh
If you have a hernia, which occurs when abdominal material pushes through a weak spot or hole in the surrounding muscle or connective tissue, you are far from alone. In fact, you are among an...
Advanced Laparoscopic Associates Surgeons Win Healthgrades Award
Please join us in congratulating the dedicated surgeons of The Bariatric Surgery Center at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center for earning a 5-star Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award from Healthgrades. The surgery center is...