Using technology to improve access to surgery
MARIA ILIAKOVA,
MD, MBA, MSc, FACS
General, Bariatric, Robotic Surgeon
My goal is to help hospitals improve access to the safest surgical care, everywhere.
Robotic & Laparoscopic General Surgery Hiatal hernia repair | Fundoplication | Hernia repair | Cholecystectomy | Appendectomy | Bowel resection
Bariatric Surgery Gastric sleeve | Gastric bypass | SADI
Endoscopy EGD | Colonoscopy
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SURGERY
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Board Certified: General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
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Fellowship: Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery: Hackensack University Medical Center
General Surgery Residency: UMKC Surgery
Internship: Carle Foundation Hospital
MD: University of Kansas
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Medical Director Robotic Surgery, Bariatric & General Surgeon: Mercy Iowa City, 2022-2023
Lead Surgeon & CEO, Innovation Surgical, 2023-2025
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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
