Dr. Arjumand Ali, MD

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Arjumand Ali, who serves patients in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

A skilled and experienced general surgeon, Dr. Ali is in practice with LVPG General and Bariatric Surgery-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Some of the conditions that she treats include appendicitis, gallbladder disease, hernias, intestinal obstruction, sebaceous cysts, and lipomas. She is also affiliated with the Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence.

Back in 2002, Dr. Ali graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience & Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. She then went on to earn her medical degree at the Drexel University College of Medicine in 2006, after which she performed her residency in general surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital, serving as chief resident in 2011.

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, she is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Over the years, Dr. Ali has mastered several complicated procedures as a surgeon and continues to improve herself day by day. She performs endoscopies and colonoscopies, as well as open, laparoscopic, and robotic procedures.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.

On a more personal note, Dr. Ali speaks both English and Urdu.

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