25 of the Best Bariatricians Near Me in columbia, MD

Selvi Rajagopal, MD, MPH is a diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She specializes in medical weight management to prevent and treat chronic disease beginning in late adolescence through adulthood. In her clinical practice at the Johns Hopkins Healthful Eating, Activity and Weight Program, she works with individuals to implement a holistic approach to achieve their health goals through sustainable weight loss and weight maintenance, incorporating key elements of nutrition, exercise, mental health and medication management. Beyond her clinical role, Dr. Rajagopal is engaged in medical student and resident education within Obesity Medicine. Her research and public health interests include the improvement of health and nutrition literacy and food environment policy reform as strategies to reduce chronic disease burden among low-income populations across the age spectrum. Dr. Rajagopal received her Doctor of Medicine degree from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. She completed a combined training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Following residency, she worked as a Medicine-Pediatrics hospitalist prior to joining the combined General Preventive Medicine Residency-Masters in Public Health Program at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2018 to pursue her interests in population health and chronic disease prevention. She pursued additional clinical training in weight management at the Johns Hopkins Digestive Weight Loss Center during her Preventive Medicine residency and has since joined clinical faculty within the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Rajagopal is board certified in American Board Of Obesity Medicine, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Rajagopal is currently accepting new patients.

Raul Laines is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Cellulitis, Ogilvie Syndrome, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Laines is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Laines is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Mark Kligman, an expert in minimally invasive gastric bypass surgery, is the director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness and director of the minimally invasive surgery fellowship program at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He has been a bariatric surgeon for more than 15 years and has performed over 3,000 laparoscopic weight loss operations with an outstanding success rate. A trained trauma surgeon, Dr. Kligman developed an interest in bariatric surgery while at the Medical College of Ohio, where he served as medical director of the surgical intensive care unit. Eventually, he decided to devote the majority of his practice to weight loss surgery. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University. In addition to a residency and research fellowship at the University of Maryland, he completed fellowships in trauma surgery and surgical critical care at the University of Miami. He has written many articles and given numerous presentations on bariatric surgery. Dr. Kligman is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hypertension, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Kligman is board certified in American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery), 1993. Dr. Kligman is currently accepting new patients.

Jyotsna Ghosh is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ghosh is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Christina Li is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Li is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Malabsorption, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Li is currently accepting new patients.

Catriona Swift, DO, is a board-certified bariatric surgeon with Ascension Saint Agnes in Catonsville, MD. Dr. Swift starts by listening to you. Then, she delivers compassionate, personalized care that helps you meet your goals. Dr. Swift is trained in laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic techniques and offers duodenal switch, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, revisional bariatric surgery, endoscopic weight loss procedures, and surgical treatment of GERD, hiatal hernia and achalasia. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Gallbladder Disease, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Swift is board certified in American Osteopathic Board Of Surgery - General Surgery. Dr. Swift is currently accepting new patients.

Marie Bergmeyer is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Shelby E. Heilman, PA-C, is a physician assistant specializing in bariatrics at Ascension Saint Agnes Bariatric Surgery in Catonsville, MD near Baltimore, Maryland. She listens to understand you and your health concerns, taking the time to get to know your health history and create a personalized care plan that's right for you. Dr. Heilman is board certified in National Commission On Certification Of Physician Assistants - Physician Assistant - Certified (PA-C). Dr. Heilman is currently accepting new patients.

Kuldeep Singh is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Singh is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Gallbladder Disease, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Singh is currently accepting new patients.

Christina Parisi is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Parisi is currently accepting new patients.

Alexander Pictor is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Pictor is board certified in Commission On Dietetic Registration - Obesity Medicine, 2015. Dr. Pictor is currently accepting new patients.