“By making the time to listen to each person, and by using the best available evidence, I strive to take care of each person as though they were a family member.”
Dr. Neil Bhayani is the Director of Liver, Pancreatic and Complex Cancer Surgery as well as Director of Reflux and Esophageal Surgery at the Association of South Bay Surgeons. He was also elected Chair of the Liver, Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Cancer Program at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. His busy practice includes major abdominal cancer operations and gastric and esophageal surgery weekly. He is genuinely interested in caring for patients with complex cancers, reflux, and abdominal problems using the newest minimally invasive techniques. Having had 3 years of extra training beyond General Surgery, Dr Bhayani uses laparoscopic surgery to reduce pain and speed up recovery after major pancreatic, liver, stomach and esophageal surgery. He regularly collaborates in clinical research projects with researchers nationwide to directly improve patient care. Dr. Neil Bhayani has been voted a “Top Doctor” by LA Magazine.
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery & Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Penn State University – 2013, Hershey, PA
Advanced Gastro-Intestinal & Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Providence Cancer Center – 2012, Portland, OR
Masters of Health Science in Clinical Investigation
The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health – 2011, Baltimore, MD
Medical School
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – 2010
Neuroscience and Economics BA, graduating with Honors
The Johns Hopkins University – 2005
Top Doctors Award – Los Angeles Magazine, 2018
Physician Excellence Award – Friends of Nursing, Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance, 2016
Physician Excellence Award – The Reason is You, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, 2015
Physician of the Month, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 2012
Fellows Symposium Travel Award, National Pancreas Foundation, 2012