Dr. Ellen Pekar, MD is a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in bariatric and metabolic surgery. The American Surgery Center is Dr. Pekar’s home outpatient surgery center.

Dr. Pekar earned her medical degree from the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She went on to complete her general surgery residency at WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Pekar pursued fellowship training in bariatric surgery at Reading Hospital, where she gained extensive experience in the full spectrum of weight-loss procedures, including sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, duodenal switch and revisional surgeries. Dr. Pekar is proficient in laparoscopic and robotic minimally invasive surgery. She is passionate about empowering patients to improve their health and quality of life through safe, effective surgical options.