Aileen M. Takahashi, M.D., F.A.C.S. is the medical director of the bariatric program at Association of South Bay Surgeons. Dr. Takahashi’s specialties include both general surgery and bariatric surgery, and she’s especially interested in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. Dr. Takahashi is Board Certified in general surgery and surgical critical care.
Dr. Takahashi earned her undergraduate degree at California State University in Long Beach, California. She then went on to earn her medical degree at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. Dr. Takahashi completed her general surgery training at LA County & USC Medical Center.
During her residency at USC, she spent an additional year in fellowship training in Trauma and Critical Care. She then went on to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she spent a year training in the areas of minimally invasive and bariatric surgery.
Dr. Takahashi joined the Association of South Bay Surgeons in 2002. Her specialized training and experience brought new advances of laparoscopic (keyhole) and bariatric surgery to the community. She has chaired several committees at Little Company of Mary and Torrance Memorial Medical Center. She proudly served as the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Torrance Memorial Medical Center from 2008 to 2020.
During her residency at USC, she spent an additional year in fellowship training in Trauma and Critical Care. She then went on to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she spent a year training in the areas of minimally invasive and bariatric surgery.