Dr. Jolita Auguste is a board-certified general surgeon at Prime Surgicare. She completed fellowship training in advanced endoscopy and minimally-invasive surgery with a focus on bariatric surgery. She performs laparoscopic and robotic sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass, in addition to laparoscopic GI operations including hernia surgery, gallbladder removal, appendectomy, colon surgery, and acid reflux surgery.
Dr. Auguste is a surgeon specializing in bariatric surgery and body contouring at the Institute for Weight Loss. The Institute for Weight Loss in Old Bridge is MBSAQIP (Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program) accredited, a national accreditation that advances safe, high-quality care for bariatric surgical patients. A bariatric surgical center achieves accreditation following a rigorous review process during which it proves it can maintain certain physical resources, human resources, and standards of practice.
Medical and Surgical Training
Dr. Auguste completed her fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery and advanced endoscopy at Penn Medicine at Princeton Health; where she also acquired her certification in robotic surgery using the Da Vinci Xi system.
She completed her general surgery training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, where she was Chief Resident (2016-2017). Dr. Auguste has trained in prominent metropolitan hospitals, including Kings County Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Hospital, Richmond University Medical Center, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Professional Affiliations
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Dr. Jolita Auguste, MD
- Bariatric Surgery
- Accepting new patients
- Prime Surgicare 901 W Main St, Freehold, NJ 07728
Brief Intro
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Education Background
MEDICAL EDUCATION
State University of New York at Brooklyn
FELLOWSHIP
University Medical Center at Princeton - 2020
RESIDENCY
SUNY Downstate Medical Center - 2017
Languages Spoken
- English
Location & Hours
- 901 W Main St, Freehold, NJ 07728
Specialties Treated
- Bariatric Surgery
Conditions Addressed
- Overweight
- Obesity
Procedures Performed
- Gastric Banding
- Bariatric Surgery
- Robotic surgery
Insurance Accepted
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- UnitedHealthcare
- Transamerica
- Community Health Options
- Aetna
- Medicaid
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Tricare
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Sanford Health Plan
- Cigna
- First Choice Health
- Medicare
- Wellcare
- Optum Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Molina Healthcare
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- Cancer 31
- Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 14
- Orthopedics 41
- Neurology & Neurosurgery 30
- Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 43
- Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 51
- Diabetes & Endocrinology 32
- Children's Hospital 13
- Urology 51
- Psychiatry 35
- Geriatrics 49
- Rehabilitation 14
- Obsterics & Gynecology 10
- Ear, Nose & Throat 5
- Long Term Care 9
- Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 32