
Celinés Morales-Ribeiro, MD
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Surgery can be overwhelming , therefore, I aspire to provide innovative, comprehensive and compassionate personalized care for patients undergoing general and bariatric surgery. My goal is to help patients achieve and assure lifelong success.
Locations & AppointmentsLanguages Spoken
Spanish
Related Services
Related Practices
Primary Areas of Practice
- Bariatric Surgery
- General Surgery
Other Areas of Practice
- Bloodless Medicine
Procedures
- Adhesion Lysis
- Appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Foregut Surgery
- Fundoplication
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Band Removal
- Gastric Band to Gastric Bypass Conversion
- Gastric Band to Gastric Sleeve Conversion
- Gastric Bypass Reversal
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Gastric Sleeve to Gastric Bypass Conversion
- Heller Myotomy
- Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Surgery, Diagnostic
- Metabolic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Reflux Surgery
- Revision Robotic Hernia (Ventral, Incisional, Inguinal, Hiatal) Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Small Bowel Surgery
- Stomach Surgery
- Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Weight Loss Surgery
Conditions Treated
- Appendicitis
- Cholecystitis
- Cholelithiasis
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Cysts
- Diabetes, Type 2
- Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Disease
- Gall Stones
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastric Band Problems
- Gastric Band Problems: Food Intolerance
- Gastric Band Problems: Pain
- Gastric Band Problems: Weight Gain
- Gastric Band Slippage
- Gastric Stenosis
- Gastric Strictures
- GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
- GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor)
- Hepatobiliary Disease
- Hernia, Abdominal
- Hernia, Hiatal
- Hernia, Incisional
- Hernia, Inguinal
- Hernia, Internal
- Hernia, Paraesophageal
- Hernia, Umbilical
- Hernia, Ventral
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Intestinal Strictures
- Lipomas
- Malnutrition after Bariatric Surgery
- Marginal Ulcers
- Obesity
- Obesity After Bariatric Surgery
- Reflux
- Reflux (GERD) After Gastric Sleeve Surgery
- Weight Regain
Locations
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Bariatric and General Surgery
A3196 Kennedy Boulevard Union City, NJ 07087
Main: 201-608-2848Fax: 201-894-0093Wednesday10:00 AM–2:00 PM -
Bariatric and General Surgery
B25 Rockwood Place Suite 120 Englewood, NJ 07631
Main: 201-608-2848Fax: 201-894-0093Monday9:00 AM–5:00 PMWednesday9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Appointments
Book OnlineInsurances Accepted
Below is a list of the insurance plans that your provider participates in. It is very important that you contact your insurance company prior to receiving services or care. Each health insurance plan is different and some provide different levels of coverage: only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.
1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
Amerigroup
- Amerigroup Medicaid
- Amerivantage
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth Administrator
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Health
CoreSource
- CoreSource
Coventry
- CCN
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth EPO
- EmblemHealth EPO2
- EmblemHealth FEHB
- EmblemHealth FEHBP
- EmblemHealth GHI CBP
- EmblemHealth GHI PPO
- EmblemHealth National
- EmblemHealth PPO1
- EmblemHealth PPO2
- EmblemHealth PPO3
- EmblemHealth Tri-State
- Vytra
Empire BCBS
- Blue Access Network
- Blue Priority
- Direct HMO
- Direct PPO
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HMO
- Empire BCBS POS
- Empire BCBS PPO
- Pathway EPO
- Pathway HMO
- Prism
- Silver
- Total Blue
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Horizon BCBS HMO
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- Horizon BCBS PPO
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
Horizon NJ Health
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- MultiPlan Humana
- MultiPlan Worker's Comp
- PHCS
- Pomco
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Garden State Network
- Liberty
- Metro
- Oxford Medicare
QualCare
- Choice Care
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- Oscar
- QualCare EPO
- QualCare FEHB
- QualCare GHI PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare Humana
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker's Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
TRICARE North Region
- CHAMPVA
- DVA
UMR
- UMR
United Healthcare Community and State
- Dual Complete
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- Medica
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Wellcare
- Wellcare Medicaid Managed Care
- Wellcare Medicare Managed Care
About Celinés Morales-Ribeiro
Dr. Morales-Ribeiro is a board certified surgeon specializing in bariatric and general surgery. She received her MD at SUNY Buffalo College of Medicine and completed a residency and fellowship in bariatric surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Her clinical interests include weight loss surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity and metabolic syndrome, a group of conditions that includes diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Dr. Morales-Ribeiro also has expertise in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery.
Dr. Morales-Ribeiro is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons.
Honors & Awards
2019: Bergen Magazine Top Doctors
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Committees and Leadership Positions
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Education & Degrees
MD: SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine
Residency
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Fellowship
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Bariatric Surgery
Board Certifications
- General Surgery