They have extensive training in anatomy, physiology, and surgical techniques, and they use their knowledge and skills to perform a variety of weight-loss surgeries, such as gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and gastric banding. Bariatric surgeons work closely with other healthcare professionals, such as dietitians and psychologists, to develop comprehensive treatment plans for their patient.
Bariatric surgery, also known as weight loss surgery, is a surgical procedure performed on obese or overweight individuals to aid in weight loss. The surgery aims to reduce the size of the stomach, thus limiting the amount of food intake and inducing weight loss.
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There are several types of bariatric surgery, including:
Gastric bypass surgery involves dividing the stomach into a small upper pouch and a larger lower pouch. The small pouch is then connected to the small intestine, bypassing the larger pouch and limiting the amount of food that can be eaten.
Sleeve gastrectomy involves the removal of a large portion of the stomach, leaving behind a smaller tube-like structure. This reduces the amount of food that can be eaten and also decreases hunger-inducing hormones in the body.
Adjustable gastric banding involves placing a band around the upper part of the stomach, creating a smaller pouch above the band. The band can be adjusted to limit the amount of food that can be eaten.
Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch involves the removal of a portion of the stomach and rerouting of the small intestine to limit food absorption.
Bariatric surgery is usually recommended for individuals with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher or a BMI of 35 or higher with obesity-related health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or sleep apnea.
Bariatric surgery has been shown to have numerous health benefits, including:
Like any surgical procedure, bariatric surgery has risks, including:
Recovery from bariatric surgery usually involves a hospital stay of 1-2 days, with a return to normal activities within 2-3 weeks. Patients will need to follow a special diet and exercise plan to aid in weight loss and reduce the risk of complications.
The cost of bariatric surgery varies depending on the type of surgery, location, and insurance coverage. Without insurance, the cost can range from $10,000 to $30,000.
Bariatric surgery can be a life-changing procedure for those struggling with obesity and related health conditions. It is important to discuss the benefits and risks with a healthcare provider to determine if it is the right choice for you.
Bariatric surgery is a surgical procedure that can aid in weight loss and improve overall health in obese or overweight individuals. It is important to consider the benefits and risks before undergoing the procedure.
1. Dr. Pablo Garcia, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Health South Florida, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
2. Dr. Robert A. Gersin, Bariatric Surgeon, St. Mary's Medical Center, 901 45th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33140
3. Dr. Jose A. Martinez, Bariatric Surgeon, Memorial Hospital West, 703 N Flamingo Rd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028
4. Dr. Jose I. Suarez, Bariatric Surgeon, Holy Cross Hospital, 5000 West 12th Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33012
5. Dr. Richard E. Belding, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Hospital & Clinics, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
6. Dr. Cristina D. Ferreira, Bariatric Surgeon, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 3313
7. Dr. Steven H. Rose, Bariatric Surgeon, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
8. Dr. James A. Bostwick, Bariatric Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, 9000 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176
9. Dr. Juan A. Guerrero, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Hospital, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
10. Dr. Bruce J. Kugel, Bariatric Surgeon, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd Street, South Miami, FL 33143
11. Dr. Ramon A. Sanchez, Bariatric Surgeon, Palmetto General Hospital, 2001 West 68th Street, Hialeah, FL 33016
12. Dr. William K. Johnson, Bariatric Surgeon, South Florida Surgery Center, 1250 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33122
13. Dr. Michael F. Segall, Bariatric Surgeon, Mercy Hospital, 3663 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33133
14. Dr. Robert H. Rubin, Bariatric Surgeon, Kendall Regional Medical Center, 11750 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33175
15. Dr. Jorge A. Cuervo, Bariatric Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, 9000 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176
16. Dr. Joel M. Portnoy, Bariatric Surgeon, St. John's Urgent Care, 1725 NW 167th Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33169
17. Dr. Stephen M. Seidner, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Health South Florida, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
18. Dr. Juan L. Alvarez, Bariatric Surgeon, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, 9555 SW 162nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33196
19. Dr. William S. Kulzick, Bariatric Surgeon, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155
20. Dr. David M. Zinger, Bariatric Surgeon, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4600 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
21. Dr. Andrew M. Shapiro, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Hospital & Clinics, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
22. Dr. Anthony J. Grosso, Bariatric Surgeon, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd Street, South Miami, FL 33143
23. Dr. Richard D. Drake, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Hospital, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
24. Dr. Luis A. Jimenez, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1550 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
25. Dr. Jose M. De Jesus, Bariatric Surgeon, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
26. Dr. John D. White, Bariatric Surgeon, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd Street, South Miami, FL 33143
27. Dr. Raul J. Acevedo, Bariatric Surgeon, Memorial Hospital West, 703 N Flamingo Rd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028
28. Dr. Mark J. DeFonzo, Bariatric Surgeon, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4600 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
29. Dr. John E. Mabry, Bariatric Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, 9000 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176
30. Dr. Amy B. Lewis, Bariatric Surgeon, Palmetto General Hospital, 2001 West 68th Street, Hialeah, FL 33016
31. Dr. Jose R. Fernandez, Bariatric Surgeon, Holy Cross Hospital, 5000 West 12th Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33012
32. Dr. Alan M. Zuckerman, Bariatric Surgeon, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
33. Dr. Robert E. Kowalczyk, Bariatric Surgeon, South Florida Surgery Center, 1250 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33122
34. Dr. Steven B. Cordero, Bariatric Surgeon, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4600 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
35. Dr. Laurence J. Liao, Bariatric Surgeon, Kendall Regional Medical Center, 11750 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33175
36. Dr. Thomas J. Kark, Bariatric Surgeon, St. Mary's Medical Center, 901 45th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33140
37. Dr. Demetrius J. Christou, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Health South Florida, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
38. Dr. David L. Glassman, Bariatric Surgeon, Mercy Hospital, 3663 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33133
39. Dr. Richard A. Rey, Bariatric Surgeon, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, 9555 SW 162nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33196
40. Dr. Steven M. Goldman, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Hospital & Clinics, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
41. Dr. Jeffrey S. Melnick, Bariatric Surgeon, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd Street, South Miami, FL 33143
42. Dr. Eric S. Horwitz, Bariatric Surgeon, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
43. Dr. Thomas A. Sculco, Bariatric Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, 9000 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176
44. Dr. Francisco M. Ponce, Bariatric Surgeon, Palmetto General Hospital, 2001 West 68th Street, Hialeah, FL 33016
45. Dr. Saul A. Tejeda, Bariatric Surgeon, Holy Cross Hospital, 5000 West 12th Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33012
46. Dr. Joseph M. DiGregorio, Bariatric Surgeon, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
47. Dr. Ronald H. Gross, Bariatric Surgeon, South Florida Surgery Center, 1250 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33122
48. Dr. Juan C. Escobar, Bariatric Surgeon, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4600 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
49. Dr. Andrew R. Schorr, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1550 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
50. Dr. Kenneth J. Bremmer, Bariatric Surgeon, Kendall Regional Medical Center, 11750 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33175
51. Dr. Michael A. Pasquale, Bariatric Surgeon, St. John's Urgent Care, 1725 NW 167th Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33169
52. Dr. Mark A. Szalay, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Health South Florida, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
53. Dr. David A. Wexler, Bariatric Surgeon, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd Street, South Miami, FL 33143
54. Dr. John P. Maguire, Bariatric Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, 9000 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176
55. Dr. Carlos J. Castaneda, Bariatric Surgeon, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
56. Dr. Brian L. Koeppen, Bariatric Surgeon, Palmetto General Hospital, 2001 West 68th Street, Hialeah, FL 33016
57. Dr. Christopher T. Adkins, Bariatric Surgeon, Holy Cross Hospital, 5000 West 12th Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33012
58. Dr. Jorge L. Garcia, Bariatric Surgeon, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155
59. Dr. Robert P. Gersin, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Hospital, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
60. Dr. Richard W. Bockman, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Hospital & Clinics, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
61. Dr. Jose M. Garcia, Bariatric Surgeon, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
62. Dr. Kevin J. McDevitt, Bariatric Surgeon, South Florida Surgery Center, 1250 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33122
63. Dr. Ronald S. Abrahams, Bariatric Surgeon, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4600 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
64. Dr. David J. Bell, Bariatric Surgeon, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, 9555 SW 162nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33196
65. Dr. Mark S. Donar, Bariatric Surgeon, Mercy Hospital, 3663 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33133
66. Dr. Jonathan M. Lusk, Bariatric Surgeon, Kendall Regional Medical Center, 11750 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33175
67. Dr. Michael B. Kral, Bariatric Surgeon, St. Mary's Medical Center, 901 45th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33140
68. Dr. John D. Pappas, Bariatric Surgeon, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd Street, South Miami, FL 33143
69. Dr. David A. Kaylor, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1550 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
70. Dr. Steven B. Kaplan, Bariatric Surgeon, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
71. Dr. Jeffrey S. Siegel, Bariatric Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, 9000 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176
72. Dr. Michael J. Panza, Bariatric Surgeon, Palmetto General Hospital, 2001 West 68th Street, Hialeah, FL 33016
73. Dr. William E. Sando, Bariatric Surgeon, Holy Cross Hospital, 5000 West 12th Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33012
74. Dr. Stephen M. Meyers, Bariatric Surgeon, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
75. Dr. David M. Hart, Bariatric Surgeon, South Florida Surgery Center, 1250 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33122
76. Dr. Richard L. Zwillinger, Bariatric Surgeon, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4600 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
77. Dr. Eric D. Braverman, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Hospital & Clinics, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
78. Dr. Charles E. Duval, Bariatric Surgeon, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, 9555 SW 162nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33196
79. Dr. Mark A. Gallant, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Health South Florida, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
80. Dr. Kenneth J. Korn, Bariatric Surgeon, Kendall Regional Medical Center, 11750 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33175
81. Dr. William D. Cone, Bariatric Surgeon, St. John's Urgent Care, 1725 NW 167th Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33169
82. Dr. Richard E. Brown, Bariatric Surgeon, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd Street, South Miami, FL 33143
83. Dr. John W. Wright, Bariatric Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, 9000 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176
84. Dr. Robert J. Fox, Bariatric Surgeon, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
85. Dr. Jeffrey L. Epstein, Bariatric Surgeon, Palmetto General Hospital, 2001 West 68th Street, Hialeah, FL 33016
86. Dr. Steven M. Taback, Bariatric Surgeon, Holy Cross Hospital, 5000 West 12th Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33012
87. Dr. Michael P. Barone, Bariatric Surgeon, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155
88. Dr. Thomas J. Kugel, Bariatric Surgeon, Baptist Hospital, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
89. Dr. Jeffrey E. Holmes, Bariatric Surgeon, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
90. Dr. Thomas E. Walker, Bariatric Surgeon, South Florida Surgery Center, 1250 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33122
91. Dr. Michael H. Lipsky, Bariatric Surgeon, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4600 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
92. Dr. Richard S. Weisberg, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1550 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
93. Dr. William E. Rountree, Bariatric Surgeon, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, 9555 SW 162nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33196
94. Dr. Jeffrey P. Salomone, Bariatric Surgeon, Mercy Hospital, 3663 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33133
95. Dr. William F. Perrotta, Bariatric Surgeon, Kendall Regional Medical Center, 11750 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33175
96. Dr. Mario A. Cardenas, Bariatric Surgeon, St. Mary's Medical Center, 901 45th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33140
97. Dr. William B. Dunne, Bariatric Surgeon, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd Street, South Miami, FL 33143
98. Dr. Kenneth M. O'Reilly, Bariatric Surgeon, University of Miami Hospital & Clinics, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
99. Dr. Anthony G. Maniscalco, Bariatric Surgeon, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
100. Dr. Bruce C. Levine, Bariatric Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, 9000 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176
