Dr. Richard Novack
Passionate about helping change people’s everyday lives with 17 years of experience
MD, FACS, FASMBS
Richard Novack, MD, FACS
Dr. Richard Novack is a general surgeon with specialty training in minimally invasive, advanced laparoscopic, and bariatric surgery. What Dr. Novack essentially excels at is performing major abdominal surgeries with only tiny incisions.
He was born and raised in northern New Jersey, just across the river from New York City, and trained at NYU and the famous (or "infamous") Bellevue Hospitals.
After several years of practice in New Jersey, Dr. Novack and his wife decided to relocate to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to raise their family.
Dr. Novack’s talent for Bariatric surgery stems from his passion for helping transform people’s everyday lives.
EDUCATION
BA - Biology from Lehigh University, Bethelem, PA, May 2003
MD - UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School, May 2007
General Surgery Internship - New York Langon Medical Center, June 2008
General Surgery Residency - New York University Langone Medical Center, June 2012
Fellowship - Hackensack University Medical Center, June 2013
SPECIALTIES
Duodenal Switch (D-Switch)
Sleeve Gastrectomy
The Lap-Band System®
Orbera (Gastric Balloon)
General Surgery (especially hernia repairs)
Gastric Bypass
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American College of Surgeons
SAGES
ASMBS
American Hernia Society