Dr. Dakin joins the faculty of Weill Medical College of Cornell University having completed both general surgery training and specialty training in minimally invasive surgery. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and specializes in laparoscopic abdominal surgery. He maintains a busy teaching schedule and contributes clinical and basic research in the field of minimally invasive surgery. In addition to his clinical interest in obesity surgery, his practice includes the minimally invasive treatment of a wide variety of gastrointestinal disorders.
Dr. Gregory Dakin received his undergraduate degree with honors from Colgate University and obtained his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed his general surgery residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York in 2003, including a dedicated research fellowship in laparoscopy. Upon finishing his residency, he entered into a clinical fellowship in minimally invasive surgery under at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Dakin devotes considerable time to the development of physicians in training, as well as clinical and basic science research projects. He is an active member of several surgical societies and joins the faculty as Assistant Professor of Surgery.
