Farida Bounoua, MD

Practicing at:

Lompoc Health -
North H Center

1225 North H St, Lompoc, CA

Family Practice, Specialty	Mon - Thurs 8 am – 5 pm
	Friday 8 am – 12 pm
Urgent Care	Everyday 9 am – 9 pm

(805) 737-8700

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Dr. Bounoua is a board-certified general surgeon and 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. 



Memberships

• 
American Society of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
• The Society of American Gastroenterology Endoscopy (SAGES)

Education

• Medical Degree: University of Algeria National Institute of Higher Learning, 1987
• Master’s Degree: Allergy and Immunology Residency Program, University of Paris Descartes, 1990
• Residency: Emergency Medicine Diploma, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of Paris Descartes, 1997
• Residency: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 2007
• Internship: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 2002
• Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2008

Specialties

• 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

Languages

• English
• French
• Spanish