North American Duodenal Switch Surgeons

Below is a list of North American Duodenal Switch surgeons. Firstly, a shout out to Melanie M. at duodenalswitch.com for creating the original DS Surgeon List.

This list is provided for informational purposes only; it is your responsibility to research your surgeons credentials. Never be afraid to ask your surgeon about his/her complication and mortality rates; any reputable surgeon will be happy to discuss those statistics with you. See our list of Questions To Ask Your Surgeon.

If there is a North American Duodenal Switch surgeon you would like added to this list, please use the contact us button on the left and let us know.

Surgeons who have an asterisk (*) following their name indicates that they perform Duodenal Switch laparoscopically (lap) on qualified candidates. Ask your surgeon if you will qualify to have the procedure performed lap. For more information on lap surgery see our section on open vs laparoscopic surgery.

The following states and provinces currently have Duodenal Switch surgeons.

UNITED STATES

California
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington

MEXICO

Sonora

CANADA

Quebec
Saskatchewan

California

Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco
2100 Webster Street, Suite 518
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 415-561-1310
Fax: 415-561-1713
Email: WeightLoss@lapsf.com

Peter Crookes, MD, FRCS, FACS

USC Bariatric Surgery Program
University of Southern California
1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 514
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: 323-442-6219
Fax: 323-442-6280

John J. Feng, MD, FACS *
Website: John J. Feng, M.D.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Medical Group
Redwood City Center
805 Veterans Blvd, Suit 201
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: 650-853-6600

Ara Keshishian, MD, FASMBS, FACS *
Email: ara.keshishian@dssurgery.com
Karim Zahriya, MD, FACS *
Email: karim.zahriya@dssurgery.com

Central Valley Bariatrics
Phone: 818-812-7222
Fax: 661-725-8051

Primary Office:
1808 Verdugo Blvd., Suite 413
Glendale, CA 91208

Satellite Office:
Delano Regional Medical Arts Building
1205 Garces Highway, Suite 303
Delano, CA 93215

John M. Rabkin, MD, FACS *

Pacific Laparoscopy
2250 Hayes Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: 415-668-3200 or 1-888-848-8446 toll free
Fax: 415-668-2010
Email: info@paclap.com

Dr. Robert Rabkin - RETIRED


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Florida

MOVING, NEW LOCATION AND STATE TBA
Mount Sinai Medical Center
4300 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone: 305-674-3906
Fax: 305-674-3916

Georgia

Surgical Associates of Metro Atlanta
1612-B Milstead Rd NE.
Conyers, GA 30012
Phone: 770-602-1292
Fax: 770-602-1296
Contact: Donna Edwards, Practice Manager
Email: dedwards@samabariatrics.com

Dennis C. Smith, Jr., MD, FACS *
Email: drsmith@advancedobesitysurgery.com

Advanced Obesity Surgery Center
780 Canton Road, Suite 320
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 770-919-7050 or 1-866-535-0966 toll free
Fax: 770-919-7051
Email: inquiries@advancedobesitysurgery.com

Hawaii

Hawaii Weight Loss
Phone: 808-561-5511 or 1-866-957-3627 toll fee

Main Office:
1221 Kapiolani Blvd, Ste 521
Honolulu, HI 96814
(In the Oahu Plastic Surgery Center)

Big Island Office:
75-5665 Kuakini Highway
Kailua, Hawaii 96740
(at the Kona Plastic Surgery office)

Maui Office:
33 Lono Avenue Suite 300
Kahului, HI 96732
(at the Maui Plastic Surgery office)

Kauai Office:
Dynasty Court
4473 Pahe'e Street, Suite O
Lihue, HI 96766

Idaho

St. Luke's Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinic
333 North 1st Street, Suite 120
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-381-7190

Illinois

Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity
University of Chicago Medical Center
5758 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-834-8900
Fax: 773-834-0201

Office Mailing Address:
John C. Alverdy, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 6090
Chicago, IL 60637

Office Mailing Address:
Vivek N. Prachand, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC5036
Chicago, IL 60637

Indiana

Bariatric Weight Loss Center of Excellence
St. Vincent Health
11725 Illinois St., Suite 240
Carmel, IN 46032
Phone: 317-814-4580
Web Site: Meridian Surgical Group

Kentucky

John Husted MD
154 Bogle Office Park Dr., Suite B
Somerset, KY 42503
Phone: 606-425-4697 or 1-877-548-7833 toll free
Fax: 606-425-4699
Email: info@johnhustedmd.com

Maryland

Franklin Square Hospital Center
8872 Belair Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21236-2401
Phone: 410-529-7500
Fax: 410-529-7510

Michigan

Michigan Bariatric
3100 Cross Creek Parkway, Suite 160
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Phone: 248-371-3199
Fax: 248-371-1930
Contact: Jacquelyn Smiertka, RN
Email: jksassoc@mich.com

Paul Kemmeter, MD, FACS *

Grand Health Partners
2060 East Paris Avenue, S.E., Suite 100
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 616-956-6100 or 1-888-691-0050 toll free
Fax: 616-956-6637

Marek Lutrzykowski, MD
Email: marekmd2@talkamerica.net

Oakland Bariatrics
10 W Square Lake Rd., Suite 200
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Phone: 248-322-1543
Fax: 248-322-1547

Bruce MacPherson, MD
Email: crbhalloween@netzero.com

10 W Square Lake Rd., Suite 200
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Phone: 248-858-7666
Fax: 248-858-7601

Minnesota

University of Minnesota Medical Center
Weight Management Center
Phillips-Wangensteen Building
First Floor, Clinic 1E
516 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-626-6666

Nebraska

Methodist Physicians Clinic
8111 West Dodge Rd., Suite 220
Omaha, NE 68114
Phone: 402-354-1320
Fax: 402-354-5965

New Jersey

Surgical Specialists of New Jersey, LLC
Rancocas Division
1000 Salem Rd., Suite A
Willingboro, NJ 08046
Phone: 609-877-1737
Email: drthin@aol.com

New York

Mount Sinai Program for Surgical Weight Loss
5 East 98th St., 14th Floor
P.O. Box 1259
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-3309
Fax: 212-722-2543

William B. Inabnet, MD, FACS *
Email: william.inabnet@mountsinai.org

Mount Sinai Program for Surgical Weight Loss
5 East 98th St., 14th Floor
P.O. Box 1259
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-3662
Fax: 212-534-2654

Heather McMullen, MD
Jeffrey Nicastro, MD

Center for the Surgical Treatment for Obesity
North Campus of Staten Island University Hospital
256 Mason Avenue
Building B - 2nd Floor
Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone: 718-226-1300 or 1-866-285-8444 toll free

William O'Malley, MD, FACS

Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital
1000 South Ave.
Box 20
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 585-341-6543
Fax: 585-341-6544

Alfons Pomp, MD *
Email: alp2014@med.cornell.edu

Weill Cornell Weight Loss Surgery Program
1305 York Ave
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-746-5294
Fax: 212-746-5236

Mitchell Roslin, MD, FACS *
Email: mroslin@lenoxhill.net
Paresh C. Shah, MD, FACS *

Lenox Hill Hospital
Manhattan Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery Program
186 East 76th Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-434-3285 or 1-888-949-9334 toll free
Fax: 212-434-3250

Frank Sparks, MD

1010 Central Avenue Park
Yonkers, NY 10704
Phone: 914-964-4177

North Carolina

Southeast Bariatrics
2300A Randolph Rd
Charlotte, NC 28207
Phone: 704-347-4144 or 1-877-347-4143 toll free
Fax: 704-347-4148
Email: info@southeastbariatrics.com

Ranjan Sudan, MD *

Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
Durham Regional Hospital's Health Services Center
407 Crutchfield St.
Durham, NC 27704
Phone: 1-866-637-0711 toll free

Ohio

Web Site: Dr. Douglas S. Hess

Brian Lane, MD, FACS *

University of Toledo Medical Center
Department of Surgery - Bariatric Surgery
3000 Arlington Ave., Floor 2C
Toledo, OH 43614
Phone: 419-383-3759 or 1-800-321-8383 toll free
Email: utmc.webmaster@utoledo.edu

John P. Maguire, MD
Donovan Teel II, MD *

Premiere Metabolic and Bariatric Associates
30 East Apple St., Suite 6258
Dayton, OH 45409
Phone: 937-208-5300 or 1-866-338-7546 toll free

Neil R. Thomford, MD - RETIRED


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Pennsylvania

Abington Memorial Hospital
Institute for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
225 Newtown Rd, 2nd Floor
Warminster, PA 18974
Phone: 215-441-6800
Fax: 215-441-6810

~ Please note, it has been reported that Dr. Bonanni is no longer performing Duodenal Switch surgery on patients with less than 150 lbs to lose, unless they are diabetic or have a condition requiring NSAIDs.

William S. Peters DO, FACS
Email: wspdo@hotmail.com

MidValley Hospital
Professional Service Building
1400 Main St.
Peckville, PA 18452
Phone: 570-969-2527
Web Site: Dr. William S. Peters

Texas

UT Houston
6700 West Loop South, Ste 500
Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone: 713-892-5500
Fax: 713-871-0071

Daryl A. Stewart, MD *

Weight Loss Specialists of North Texas
Denton Surgical Group
3321 Colorado Blvd.
Denton, TX 76210
Phone: 940-382-9429

Tennessee

SpawMD
2011 Church St., Suite 101
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-284-2400
Email: info@spawmd.com

Virginia

Advanced Laparoscopic and General Surgery Associates, PLLC
2235 Cedar Lane, 3rd Floor, Suite 301
Vienna, VA 22182
Phone: 703-778-6000 or 1-888-722-5735 toll free
Fax: 703-778-6005

Washington

Center for Weight Loss Surgery
34509 Ninth Ave S Suite 103
Federal Way, WA 98003
Phone: 253-815-7774 or 1-877-815-7774 toll free
Fax: 253-815-7708
Email: info@c4wls.com

Mexico

The Clinic for Excellence in Surgery
Campodónico No. 31 Esq Emilio Beraud
Col. Centenario, C.P. 83260
Hermosillo, Sonora
Mexico
Phone: (662) 217 56 56 or (662) 217 46 02
Phone Mexico toll free: 1-800-670-3434
Fax: (662) 213 83 38

Hospital CIMA Hermosillo:
Paseo Río San Miguel # 35
Col. Proyecto Río Sonora
Hermosillo, Sonora
C.P. 83280
Mexico
Phone: (662) 259 09 65 or (662) 259 0900 ext 1100
Fax: (662) 259 09 67

Quebec

McGill University Health Centre
Royal Victoria Hospital
Bariatric Program, Room S 6.24
687 Pine Ave. West
Montreal, PQ H3A 1A1
Phone: 514-934-1934 or 1-866-263-4414 toll free
Fax: 514-843-1693
Web Site: Oliver Court, MD

Picard Marceau, MD, PhD

Laval Hospital
2725, Chemin Ste-Foy
Quebec, PQ GIV 4G5
Phone: 418-656-4810
Web Site: Picard Marceau

Saskatchewan