Weight Loss Surgeons

We Become Your Lifelong Partners
As your lifelong partners in this journey, bariatric surgeons are part of a team that supports you before, during, and after your surgery so you can be fully prepared. We help you meet your goals and live life to its fullest.

We Help You Choose the Weight Loss Surgery That's Right for You
We consider many factors when recommending a procedure to you. We'll explain why we think one procedure will work better for you than another, and we'll help you set realistic weight loss goals.

We Offer New Techniques That Use Smaller Incisions and Minimize Scarring
As leaders in bariatric surgery, we are often among the first in the U.S. to employ new surgical approaches designed to improve outcomes. For example, we’re using magnets, robotic techniques, and even tinier surgical instruments to decrease incision sizes to the point where only one incision may be needed and leave an almost invisible scar. Just as important, these new technologies also increase your surgeon's ability to see and maneuver around organs during your surgery.

We Correct Complications from Previous Weight Loss Surgeries
Our surgeons correct complications related to stomach stapling (vertical banded gastroplasty, or VBG) and jejunoileal bypass, both of which are no longer performed. Our surgical experience handling all complications associated with weight loss surgeries is well-known. In fact, patients who experience complications are often referred to us from other physician practices.

We Are Nationally Recognized Leaders in Bariatric Surgery
Our weight loss surgeons hold leadership positions in professional organizations. They deliver lectures, help develop treatment guidelines, and teach the latest bariatric surgery techniques to established and future bariatric surgeons as well as to doctors who travel to Duke from across the country and around the world to participate in our courses.

We Offer Promising New Endoscopic Procedures
While these procedures are not covered by insurance and have not been available for as long as the standard weight loss surgeries, they show promise. Our weight loss surgeons and our gastroenterologists are trained to perform endoscopic weight loss procedures, such as the gastric balloon, and can evaluate your medical condition to determine if you may benefit from one of these less-invasive approaches.