Dr. Mona Misra is a highly experienced and skilled bariatric and advanced laparoscopic surgeon, who has performed over 5,000 bariatric, advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical procedures. Additionally, Dr. Misra is an expert clinical site reviewer for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. She has presented research findings at numerous national and international meetings on advanced laparoscopic techniques and metabolic surgery. Following her formal education at the College of Medicine – University of Saskatchewan, and her surgical residency training at McMaster University- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, she also received intensive fellowship training in advanced minimally invasive and weight loss surgery at the world famous Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Misra’s strong belief that each patient is an individual and that some procedures are better suited to address a patient’s needs than others, inspired her to establish an innovative path for healthcare in Canada. Dr. Misra served as the Director and Co-Founder of the first private Canadian comprehensive multidisciplinary outpatient weight loss program. Her clinic provided surgical, medical, psychological, nutritional, and fitness programs all in a single free-standing center, designed and built specifically to address the special needs of the bariatric patient. Dr. Mona Misra will always be known as a pioneer in Canadian bariatric surgery. Dr. Misra provides her patients access to the most advanced and highly specialized techniques to treat their disease of obesity in Southern California. Dr. Misra places great emphasis on treating the individual patient. She understands that obesity is a complex disease and each patient may need something just a bit different at each visit to help them achieve their goals safely and permanently. She prides herself in providing compassionate, individualized care. Dr. Misra always gives her undivided attention and takes the time to truly listen to her patients, a trait that is so rarely found in busy surgeons today. She takes the time to explain everything to her patients, in plain English, making them feel special and comfortable with the process that will change and improve their lives forever.
Procedures Dr. Mona Misra Performs at Marina del Rey Hospital
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Cross / Blue Shield
- Blue Shield of California
- Medicare
- United Healthcare
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Education & Training
Medical Degree
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Internship(s)
McMaster University
Residency(ies)
General Surgery Residency - Chief Resident in final year McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Fellowship(s)
Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgical Fellowship Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Honors & Awards
Memberships & Affiliations
American College of Surgeons
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Publications & Media
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“Device Related Reoperations After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Placement”, 2005
