Jonathan Makaloa Reich, MD

Dr. Jonathan Reich is a board-certified general surgeon that has been voted a "Top Doc" by New Jersey Monthly Magazine. After earning his bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Reich attended medical school at the Universidad Iberoamericana, located in the Dominican Republic. He completed his general surgery residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, N.J. Dr. Reich then completed an advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.

The doctor's current practice focus is bariatric surgery and minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery including gastric band, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and revision bariatric surgery. He has helped more than 3,000 weight loss surgery patients achieve a healthier lifestyle. Dr. Reich also has a special interest in the laparoscopic treatment of reflux disease; using minimally invasive techniques, he has helped numerous individuals achieve relief from the troubles of GERD.

Dr. Reich is well known within his field and is often called upon to speak to fellow professionals. The doctor has been invited to present and lecture to international audiences during academic teleconferences. He has also published numerous articles in medical journals on topics ranging from hernia repair to gastric bypass to Lap-Band.

He maintains hospital privileges at several New Jersey facilities, including Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy and Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel.

The doctor is proud to have been named a Bariatric Center for Excellence Surgeon by the American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. He is also an esteemed fellow of the American College of Surgeons and belongs to the Medical Society of New Jersey.

Dr. Reich is bilingual (English-Spanish).