Dr. Tavakkoli is a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he serves as the Chief of the Division of General and GI Surgery, co-director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness, and director of the minimally invasive surgery fellowship. He is an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.
He received his medical degree from The London Hospital Medical College in England, where he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) before moving to Boston where he completed both a surgical residency and fellowship in advanced minimally invasive surgery at the Brigham.
Dr. Tavakkoli leads an active research group that studies the mechanisms of diabetes resolution after gastric bypass surgery, focusing on the role of intestinal metabolism and portal signaling. His group’s goals are to develop less invasive alternatives to surgery that can replicate the metabolic benefits of surgery without the risks.
He is an active member of many professional societies, having served as a member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons, past president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. He is the current Recorder for the New England Surgical Society and a member of the Board of Directors of the Fellowship Council. He has been recognized for his dedication to surgical education with several teaching and mentorship awards throughout his career.