About Me

As a specialist in minimally invasive surgery, my expertise includes many techniques and technologies. This includes helping patients manage significant health and weight loss challenges through bariatric surgery.

I consider being a bariatric surgeon more than being just a surgeon. It involves getting to know my patients and helping them to understand their disease. I take time to explain therapeutic options in a way that makes sense to them. I encourage patients to take an active role in improving their health, while reassuring them along the way. They appreciate knowing that I will be there to help them through their journey.

In addition to minimally invasive and bariatric surgery, my areas of expertise includes advanced therapeutic endoscopic procedures.

Finally, when I am not operating on my patients I am actively involved in research focused on improving patient outcomes and examining both inequity in access to care and health care-related obesity bias.

At Ohio State, we offer patients the best of both worlds. We have the comprehensive resources of a large institution, yet patients receive individualized care from a multitude of different specialists working as a team. This is an important aspect of helping me provide the best care for my patients.

When I'm not at work, I enjoy traveling, painting, cooking and running.

Highlights

• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Advanced Technologies Committee and Flexible Endoscopy Committee
• The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Clinical Issues Committee, and Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee.
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction, 2015-2019

Procedures and Conditions I Treat

• Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
• Bariatric Surgery
• Acalculous Cholecystitis
• Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
• Cholecystitis
• Cholecystolithiasis
• Choledocholithiasis
• Endoscopy
• Gallbladder
• Gallstones
• Gastroscopy
• Hernia
• Hernia, Abdominal
• Hernia, Ventral
• Hernia, Hiatal
• Lipoma

Reviews

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