Biography
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD is Associate Professor of Surgery and a member of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He completed his medical degree at Albany Medical College in New York, followed by a residency in General Surgery at the State University of New York, Syracuse. Dr. Ikramuddin completed fellowships at Ohio State University in minimally invasive surgery and at the University of Pittsburgh in minimally invasive foregut surgery. He was an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery; was on staff at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; and was Chief of General Surgery at the VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh until his recruitment to the University of Minnesota in 2001. His principle clinical focus is bariatric, minimally invasive, and robotic surgery.  He is studying newer less invasive approaches to gastrointestinal surgery. His group has a strong interest in the impact of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes.