Amira Barmanwalla, MD is a General Surgeon and new addition to Long Island Surgical PLLC, where she practices at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, NY, and extends her care to patients throughout Queens and Long Island.
Dr. Barmanwalla was born and raised in Queens, NY, and received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with a pre-medical concentration, from the University of Florida in Gainesville. She earned her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. She completed her General Surgery residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center/Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, a Level I Trauma and Burn Specialty institution, where she developed a strong foundation in trauma and critical care surgery. She went on to complete a one-year fellowship in Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Foregut Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, before returning home to New York to continue her career.
Dr. Barmanwalla is Board Certified in General Surgery and is certified in Robotic Surgery. She is an active member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
Dr. Barmanwalla has contributed to several published works in the fields of trauma and thoracic surgery. As first author, she published a retrospective cohort study in Cureus comparing outcomes between robotic-assisted and thoracoscopic thoracic surgery. She has also contributed to case reports published in the Journal of Medical Cases, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, and Cureus, addressing topics ranging from trauma-related complications to vascular and critical care interventions.
Beyond the operating room, Dr. Barmanwalla is committed to community service and mentorship. She volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters and serves as a member of the Madison Council for the Boys & Girls Club in New York. She is also an active alumna of the Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity, having been a member during college.
In her free time, Dr. Barmanwalla enjoys playing tennis and skiing, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. She is fluent in English and conversational in Hindi/Urdu and Spanish, further enhancing her ability to connect with and care for a diverse patient population.