25 of the Best Bariatricians Near Me

Harshit S. Khara, MD, is an Interventional Gastroenterologist based at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.|Dr. Khara is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Endoscopy; System Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Director of Endoscopic and Translational Research; Director of the Clinical Use Evaluation Committee; and System Director of Quality & Innovation. He is also the Research Director and Core faculty for the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, as well as the Program Director for the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship Program at the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger, participating in the training and mentoring of advanced endoscopy and general gastroenterology fellows. Dr. Khara is also the Director of the National Pancreas Foundation Center at Geisinger.|He is involved in multi-center clinical research and quality improvement projects. Dr. Khara's clinical and research interests are in the field of interventional endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, Barrett’s esophagus, third space endoscopy, endoscopic treatments for GERD, interventional EndoHepatology, and bariatric interventional endoscopy.|Dr. Khara earned his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital in India then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Drexel University College of Medicine-Saint Peter's University Hospital. He completed a Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Yale University School of Medicine-Norwalk Hospital and a Fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger Medical Center.|Dr. Khara is certified in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Khara is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

David M. Parker, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in bariatric surgery for both adolescents and adults. Dr. Parker performs several advanced and specialized surgical procedures, including gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, revisional bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric band (or “lap band”) and gastric sleeve. He also provides care for various conditions affecting the stomach and gastrointestinal (GI) system, including hiatal hernia, paraesophageal hernia, achalasia and acid reflux.|He has a clinical interest in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery.|Board-certified in general surgery, Dr. Parker earned his medical degree from West Virginia University in Morgantown. He completed a general surgery residency at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, GA, followed by a fellowship in bariatric and foregut surgery at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.|While in medical school, he received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship. During his fellowship, he received the SAGES Award for best fellow presentation.|Dr. Parker serves as program director for the Geisinger bariatric and foregut surgical fellowship. He has a strong commitment to research in bariatric and foregut surgery and has authored more than 24 published articles.|He is an active member of the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons.|Dr. Parker has served in the United States Army and continues to serve as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve. He is also a football enthusiast, rooting for the West Virginia Mountaineers in his free time. Dr. Parker is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Obesity, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy.

Marc Bessler is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Bessler is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

Cuong Nguyen is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Gainesville, Georgia. Dr. Nguyen has been practicing medicine for over 24 years is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Protein Deficiency, Malnutrition, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Nguyen is currently accepting new patients.

Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, FACS, is a minimally invasive general surgeon certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. She is a professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Courcoulas attended Brown University, where she graduated with honors and completed her medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine, also with honors. She completed her general surgery internship and residency, pediatric surgery post-graduate research fellowship, and minimally invasive surgery post-graduate fellowship training all at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In addition, she obtained a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health during her surgical training program. Dr. Courcoulas specializes in minimal access general surgery, abdominal surgery during pregnancy, and bariatric and metabolic surgery. Her research focuses on surgical outcomes, clinical trials, and emerging technologies in bariatric surgery.Dr. Courcoulas is active within many national surgical and obesity organizations, serves on the editorial boards of leading scientific journals, and has published more than 230 peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters.View Dr. Courcoulas' full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Courcoulas is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Gastric Bypass, and Gastrectomy.

Mitchell Roslin is a Bariatric Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Roslin is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Malnutrition, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

"Michael Schweitzer, M.D., developed the laparoscopic bariatric surgery programs at the Medical College of Virginia (one of the first ten laparoscopic gastric bypass programs in the country), Georgetown University, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Schweitzer was the first surgeon in the mid-Atlantic area to perform laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and the first in Maryland to perform laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery and laparoscopic duodenal switch with biliopancreatic diversion. Currently chair of the membership committee for the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, Dr. Schweitzer also serves as a site inspector for the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Center of Excellence Program. He serves on three editorial boards: the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases the official journal of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons) and Bariatric Times. Dr. Schweitzer was the first to ever publish a technique for endoscopic stoma reduction using transoral endoscopic suturing. A great deal of attention is focused on the future of transoral surgery to avoid abdominal incisions for routine surgery (""No-Scar Surgery""). Dr. Schweitzer is one of the first to apply this technology to bariatric patients. A writer of numerous papers, chapters and review articles on bariatric surgery, several of Dr. Schweitzer''s laparoscopic bariatric surgical techniques have been featured in the American College of Surgeons Cine Video Series. He is considered an international expert on venous thromboembolic complications after bariatric surgery and has one of the lowest complication rates documented in world surgical literature. Dr. Schweitzer currently has an extremely active laparoscopic bariatric practice that includes laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic duodenal switch with biliopancreatic diversion, and revision of previous surgery. The team at the Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery has successfully completed over 2500 bariatric procedures.". Dr. Schweitzer is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastric Bypass, and Gastrectomy.

Bartolome Burguera is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Burguera is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Gastric Bypass.

Winfield Butsch is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Butsch is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Gastric Bypass.

Lawrence J. Cheskin, MD, FACP, FTOS, is now an adjunct professor of gastroenterology and general internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Since 2019, he has also been a professor (and chair from 2019 to 2024) of Nutrition and Food Studies in the College of Public Health at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. In his research, Dr. Cheskin studies the effectiveness of various lifestyle and dietary changes in weight loss and weight maintenance. He has experience in the design and implementation of controlled clinical trials and laboratory studies of different dietary techniques, as well as individual and community-based interventions, including those targeting underserved residents of inner-city and suburban Baltimore. His background and experience are broad, ranging from basic science work on dopamine genetics to efforts aimed at preventing childhood obesity through systems-focused studies of the effects of policies and the built environment. Most recently, he has been studying health risk factors among young adult college students and the utility of mHealth in positively influencing diet and weight control. He has written approximately 250 peer-reviewed publications and 9 books and is frequently cited in the media on issues related to obesity, nutrition, and dieting. Dr. Cheskin is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Malnutrition, Liver Embolization, and Endoscopy.

Jeffrey Rosen is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Downers Grove, Illinois. Dr. Rosen is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

In high school I was given the opportunity to shadow the neonatologist who took care of me as a child. This experience inspired me, and I soon became an EMT. I worked as an EMT throughout college, which further fueled my desire to pursue medicine. I went to medical school with the intent of becoming a neonatologist. After doing my surgery rotation, It was clear that surgery was my calling. My love for general surgery developed into a passion for minimally invasive and metabolic surgery. I feel blessed daily that I have the opportunity to care for patients and their families. What I want my patients to know about me:In this age of ever changing health care, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. My staff and I are dedicated to treating our patients like family and enjoy going above and beyond! We understand that pursuing general or metabolic surgery is one of the most important decisions of your life, therefore it is one of ours. We are committed to understanding our patients needs and providing them with the help they need.What I do when I'm not seeing patients:Continuing to educate myself on how to better serve my patients. Aside from my profession, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two boys. I have a passion and love for the outdoors and enjoy wood working. Dr. Marone is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

My personal practice style involves working with my patient to create a healthy lifestyle change. I am looking for patients that want to use science and medicine to improve their health and to make changes in their lives. This includes making informed decisions based on laboratory testing. I enjoy treating patients that want to participate in change. Dr. Pua is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Obesity in Children, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Allen Mikhail is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Downers Grove, Illinois. Dr. Mikhail is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Kevin Reavis is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Reavis is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Achalasia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Vagotomy. Dr. Reavis is currently accepting new patients.

Kristoffel Dumon is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dumon is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Dumon is currently accepting new patients.

Caroline Apovian is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Apovian is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Maria Altieri is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Altieri is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Obesity, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Altieri is currently accepting new patients.

Danny Shouhed is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Shouhed is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Shouhed is currently accepting new patients.

Louis Aronne is a Bariatric Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Aronne is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Gastric Bypass, and Gastrostomy.

Peter Garza is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Summit, Wisconsin. His top areas of expertise are Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Dustin Porter is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Burley, Idaho. Dr. Porter has been practicing medicine for over 13 years. His top areas of expertise are Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Porter is currently accepting new patients.

Marcio Griebeler is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Griebeler is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hypercalcemia, Milk-Alkali Syndrome, and Obesity in Children.

Charles Beall is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Beall is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

Jason Bowersock is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Lima, Ohio. Dr. Bowersock is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Bowersock is currently accepting new patients.