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Dr. Mazen Iskandar, MD

Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
Accepting new patients
17 years of experience
Baylor Scott & White Texas Surgical Specialists - Waxahachie 2360 N I 35 Ste 310, Waxahachie, TX 75165
(469) 800-9830

Overview
Location
Expertise
Insurance

Brief Intro

Dr. Iskandar is a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. He joined Baylor Scott & White in 2019 after spending most of his training and career in New York City. Dr. Iskandar received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut then completed general surgery residency training at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City. After obtaining a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery from NYU-Langone in Brooklyn, he was appointed as an assistant professor of surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine where he practiced for several years.Dr. Iskandar's additional training allowed him to develop his skills and focus on his passion for bariatric surgery and complex abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia surgery. Under his leadership, Baylor Scott & White Center for Hernia Surgery was established for the management of simple to the more challenging complex and recurrent hernias. Dr. Iskandar's philosophy is to achieve durable and favorable outcomes by better patient preparation for surgery and by using innovative techniques and materials including robotic surgery.Dr. Iskandar is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery. He has several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and presentations/abstracts in the fields of hernia and bariatric surgery and has been invited to speak at lectures on his specialty. Dr. Iskandar is fluent in English, French and Arabic.

Education Background

FELLOWSHIP

Lutheran Medical Center - Brooklyn - 2016

NYU Lutheran Medical Center - 2016

RESIDENCY

Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center - 2015

Mount Sinai Hospital And Medical Center - 2015

Montefiore Medical Center - 2011

Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center - 2011

American University Of Beirut - 2010

MEDICAL SCHOOL

American University Of Beirut - 2008

Languages Spoken

French
Arabic
English

Location & Hours

2360 N I 35 Ste 310, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

Surgery
Bariatric Surgery

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Molina Healthcare
Memorial Hermann
Medica
AmeriGroup
UnitedHealthcare
Aetna
State Farm
AARP
Tricare
Medicare
Integra
Triwest Healthcare Alliance
Meritain Health
Humana
CHAMPVA
Oscar Health Insurance
Mutual of Omaha
Centivo

Cancer 66
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 67
Orthopedics 124
Neurology & Neurosurgery 104
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 119
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 125
Diabetes & Endocrinology 53
Children's Hospital 23
Urology 117
Psychiatry 96
Geriatrics 115
Rehabilitation 139
Obsterics & Gynecology 13
Ophthalmology 2
Ear, Nose & Throat 10
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 50
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60