Farida Bounoua, MD, FACS
Farida Bounoua, MD, FACS is a board-certified general surgeon and is performing bariatric surgeries at Lompoc Valley Medical Center.
Specialties: Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Practicing at Lompoc Health - North H Center
For Appointments 805-737-3382
Dr. Bounoua performs laparoscopic bariatric surgeries. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and completed her internship and residency at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dr. Bounoua held a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Weight Loss Surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Procedures Performed
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Spleen Surgeries
- Hiatal Hernia Surgery
- Appendectomy Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)
- Colorectal Surgeries
- Inguinal Hernia
- Hemorrhoids Surgery
- Single Incision Surgeries
- Cyst and Lipoma Surgeries
Education and Training
| Fellowship | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Minimally Invasive and Weight-Loss Surgery | 2008 |
| Residency | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 2007 | |
| Internship | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 2002 | |
| Residency | University of Paris Descartes | Emergency Medicine | 1997 |
| Residency | University of Paris Descartes | Allergy and Immunology | 1990 |
| Medical School | University of Algeria, National Institute of Higher Learning | 1987 |
Certifications and Licenses
- ABMS - American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
- California Medical Board - Physician and Surgeon
Organizations
- American Society of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
- The Society of American Gastroenterology Endoscopy (SAGES)
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow (FACS)
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- Spanish
Practicing at
Lompoc Health - North H Center
1225 North H St, Lompoc, CA
| Primary Care and Specialties | Monday - Thursday 8 am – 5 pm |
| Friday 8 am – 12 pm |
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| Urgent Care | Everyday 9 am – 9 pm |
