Weight loss surgery options

About 95 percent of bariatric surgeries at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are laparoscopic, or minimally invasive, meaning a surgeon inserts instruments through several small incisions. Rarely do Ohio State surgeons perform open bariatric surgery.

Each person is different, and choosing a surgery type will depend on your medical history, lifestyle and nutritional habits. Once you begin meeting with our experts, having open and honest discussions with them can provide you with all necessary information to choose a procedure that fits your needs.

Minimally invasive surgery features several benefits over open surgery:

  • less pain after surgery
  • less noticeable scars
  • fewer wound complications
  • shorter recovery times
  • less skin and muscle tissue trauma
  • earlier mobility
  • shorter hospital stays

Types of bariatric surgery

We offer a variety of minimally invasive, robotic and endoscopic techniques to match each individual’s needs.

Bariatric Providers

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Bradley Needleman, MD
4.9 out of 5

Bradley Needleman, MD

  • General Surgery
  • Physician

Clinical Professor of Surgery

Accepting new patients
  • Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care
  • Bariatric Surgery in Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care
(614) 366-6675
Damalie Shirima, APRN-CNP
4.9 out of 5

Damalie Shirima, APRN-CNP

  • Surgery
  • Nurse Practitioner
Accepting new patients
  • Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care
(614) 366-6675
Vimal Narula, MD
4.9 out of 5

Vimal Narula, MD

  • General Surgery
  • Physician

Professor of Surgery

Accepting new patients
  • Outpatient Care Upper Arlington
  • Eye and Ear Institute
  • Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care
  • University Hospital
  • Plastic Surgery in Eye and Ear Institute
  • Bariatric Surgery in Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care
  • General and Gastrointestinal Surgery in Outpatient Care Upper Arlington
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(614) 293-3230

Weight Loss Locations

Bariatric Surgery

in Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care
2050 Kenny Road
Concourse Suite 1222
Columbus, OH 43221
614-366-6675
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