
Benjamin J Flink, MD
Minimally Invasive General SurgeryBariatric Surgery
Highlights
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Benjamin J Flink
About the Provider
Benjamin J. Flink, MD, FACS, MPH, is a board-certified bariatric/general surgeon specializing in robotic surgery, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass (SADI), bariatric revision surgery, hiatal hernia repair, anti-reflux surgery, achalasia treatment, inguinal hernia repair, and ventral hernia repair. He is also board-certified in obesity medicine.
After graduating from Duke University Medical School, Dr. Flink completed his general surgery residency at Emory University. While at Emory, he completed a quality improvement fellowship with the Veterans Affairs Quality Scholars Program and earned a Master of Public Health from the Rollins School of Public Health. He finished his training with an Advanced GI/MIS and Bariatric Fellowship at Stony Brook University.
Dr Flink provides a comprehensive approach to weight loss, offering both bariatric surgery and medical weight loss management. He focuses on helping patients improve their weight and address other health conditions to improve the quality of their lives.
Dr. Flink chose to enter the bariatric and general surgery fields because he finds the work rewarding. He approaches his patients from a place of empathy and strives to deliver high-quality, innovative care. Dr Flink speaks both English and Spanish.
Castle Connolly named Dr. Flink a Top Doctor in 2025.
Awards
- Castle Connolly, Top Doctor, 2025
Latest News
- GLP-1 medications and their effect on bariatrics - Oct. 30, 2024
Practice Website
Hospital Affiliations
Interpreter Services
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Locations
- Bariatric Innovations & General Surgery - Duluth
- 3790 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 250, Duluth, GA 30096
- Get Directions
- phone: 678-312-6200
- fax: 678-312-6226
- Bariatric Innovations & General Surgery - Atlanta
- 1100 Johnson Ferry Rd NE, Building 2, Suite 180, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Get Directions
- phone: 404-250-6691
Clinical Interests
- Robotic Surgery
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Stony Brook University Medical Center, Bariatrics Minimally Invasive, 2021
- Internship & Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, General Surgery, 2020
- Medical School: Duke University Medical Center, 2012
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2021
Insurance
- Aetna
- Amerigroup: Medicaid product
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS MA HMO
- CareSource Tricare
- Caresource: Marketplace Exchange product
- Caresource: Medicaid product
- Cigna
- ClearSpringHealthEONMedicareAdvantage
- Clover Medicare
- Coventry (via Aetna)
- Devoted Medicare Adv
- HealthSpring_Cigna MA
- Humana
- Kaiser (Select Specialties)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Multiplan PHCS Beech Street
- Nomi Health
- NovaNet
- NS Health Network
- Oscar Exchange
- Peach State - Ambetter Exchange product
- Peach State: Medicaid product
- Pruitt Health
- QT
- Sonder Medicare
- TRICARE
- United Healthcare
- WellCare: Medicare product via Peach State
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
286 ratingsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
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