The 20 Best Vagotomy Doctors in California, US

Dr. Billy is the leading Lap-Band, laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic gastric sleeve surgeon in Ventura and Santa Barbara County. Dr. Billy relocated his practice to Ventura in July of 2002. Prior to that he had established himself as one of the premier laparoscopic surgeons in the Sacramento and Sierra Nevada region of Northern California. Dr. Billy was instrumental in developing the bariatric surgery centers at Sutter General Hospital and Sutter Roseville Medical Centers. He is currently director of Bariatric Surgery at St. John's Regional Medical Center, a recognized bariatric Center of Excellence by the Surgery Review Committee, Medicare, Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Health Net. St. Johns Regional Medical Center is located in Oxnard California. Dr. Billy also serves as the Medical Director of the Community Memorial Hospital, a Surgical Review Corporation accredited Bariatric Center of Excellence, located in Ventura, California. Dr. Billy obtained his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He subsequently received his medical degree at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Billy received additional training in the techniques of the Lap-Band system prior to its release by the FDA in 2001. He is actively involved as a teaching faculty member for placement of the Lap-Band® system and has educated and proctored dozens of surgeons throughout the west as part of their educational training. Dr. Billy has been a faculty member at numerous national educational events and surgeon training workshops. He has been a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and was a contributing author on the recently released SAGES Bariatric Surgery Manual published by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Billy has an international reputation and has lectured and taught principles of bariatric surgery in Mexico, Taiwan and India.Offers high-quality, individualized care with compassion. Believes communication and collaboration with patients is the foundation for effective relationships. Through effective education, patients are empowered to partner in their care and achieve their health goals.In May 2022 Dr. Billy was elected to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Council, the largest and most prestigious National Society for metabolic and bariatric surgery.The executive council consists of 8 ASMBS members who represent the leadership of the National Society.The vision of the society is to improve public health and well being by lessening the burden of the disease of obesity and related diseases throughout the world. Dr. Billy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Malabsorption, Hiatal Hernia, Gastrectomy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

I strive to offer my patients the best medical care possible. Dr. Hayashi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Vagotomy.

Marc Zerey is a General Surgeon in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Zerey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Vagotomy, and Small Bowel Resection.

Todd Costantini is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Costantini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Gallbladder Removal, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Aryana is a classically-trained cardiac electrophysiologist. He received his training at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Aryana joined Regional Cardiology Associates in 2008 and Mercy Medical Group in 2015. He specializes in management of cardiac arrhythmias including both clinical and interventional therapies such as catheter ablation and cardiac rhythm device implantation.I strive to provide high-quality, patient-centric, evidence-based, but individually-tailored care to each and every one of my patients, while treating them as if they are family. Dr. Aryana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Benjamin Shadle is a General Surgeon in Roseville, California. Dr. Shadle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Obesity, Malnutrition, Endoscopy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Shadle is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Salinger is a General Surgeon in Pismo Beach, California. Dr. Salinger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Gallbladder Disease, Bladder Reconstruction, and Vagotomy. Dr. Salinger is currently accepting new patients.

Compasionate care for the surgical needs of Northstate and Central Coast Residents. Dr. Schepps is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Kimberly Dalal is a General Surgeon in Burlingame, California. Dr. Dalal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Dalal is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jonathan Carter is a surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive, advanced approaches such as laparoscopic and robotic surgery to treat abdominal conditions. He cares for patients with hernias and disorders of the esophagus, gallbladder, stomach and intestines. He is also a bariatric surgeon and a member of the acute care surgery program, which provides surgical care in emergencies. After earning his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine, Carter completed a residency in surgery and a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at UCSF. Carter is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. As a UCSF faculty member, Carter has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed research papers in the subject areas of esophageal disease, bariatric surgery, hernia and medical information science. Carter received the 2008 and 2015 UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators' Excellence in Teaching Awards, as well as UCSF's annual patient safety award in 2014 and 2016. He received the Julius R. Krevans Award for patient care at UCSF, as well as the prestigious Fred H. and Esther E. Nusz Achievement Award. See a UCTV video of Carter, who discusses Obesity in America – Diet, Drugs or Surgery . Dr. Carter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Choledocholithiasis, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Richard Gillespie is a Thoracic Surgeon in Burbank, California. Dr. Gillespie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Lung Nodules, Thymectomy, and Vagotomy. Dr. Gillespie is currently accepting new patients.

Nikolai Bildzukewicz is a General Surgeon in Chino Hills, California. Dr. Bildzukewicz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Bildzukewicz is currently accepting new patients.

Thomas Rydz is a General Surgeon in Eureka, California. Dr. Rydz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Umbilical Hernia, Hernia, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Rydz is currently accepting new patients.

Kent Brusett is a General Surgeon in Redding, California. Dr. Brusett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Gastrointestinal Perforation, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Brusett is currently accepting new patients.

Farah Mansuri is a General Surgeon in Pismo Beach, California. Dr. Mansuri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Gallbladder Disease, Paget Disease of the Breast, Appendectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Mansuri is currently accepting new patients.

William Conway is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Conway is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Small Bowel Resection, and Pancreatectomy.

Sami Hamamji is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Orange, California. Dr. Hamamji is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Hamamji is currently accepting new patients.

David Thoman is a General Surgeon in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Thoman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Achalasia, Hernia Surgery, and Vagotomy.

Yi Cai is a Pain Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Cai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Sciatica, and Vagotomy.

Sherwin Barvarz is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Woodland Hills, California. Dr. Barvarz has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. His top areas of expertise are Opisthotonos, Muscle Spasms, Chronic Pain, Vagotomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Barvarz is currently accepting new patients.