Bariatric Surgeon
Dr. John Weaver, MD
Dr. John Weaver, MD, FACS, FASMBS is a board-certified, fellowship trained, bariatric and advanced-laparoscopic surgeon with expertise in weight-loss surgery and acid reflux treatment. His special interests include laparoscopic/robotic minimally...
Dr. Katayun Irani, MD
Dr. Irani started a bariatric program at Willamette Valley Medical Center, after which she moved to Asheville, NC where she practiced for several years, helping build the program. During her...
Dr. Matthew Metz, MD
Dr. Matthew Metz, MD is a bariatric surgery specialist in Loveland, CO. Dr. Metz completed a residency at University of Rochester. He currently practices at Denver Center for Bariatric Surgery...
Dr. Jason M. Johnson, DO
Dr. Johnson’s original plan was to go into the Air Force and become a pilot. However, in high school, his mother, who was the director of medical staff at a...
Dr. Jillian Ciocchetti, MD
Dr. Ciocchetti, MD is a General Surgery Specialist in Thornton, CO and has over 16 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Jillian Ciocchetti did her schooling at Joan...
Dr. John Raheb, DO
Dr. Raheb, DO, FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified general surgeon and a specialist in Bariatric Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery. He has more than 19 years of surgical experience. Apart from...
Dr. Michael Snyder, MD
Dr. Snyder, MD, FACS, FASMBS is a board-certified general surgeon and bariatric surgery and Gastroenterological Surgery specialist with more than 29 years of experience. He has performed more than 6,000...
Dr. Doru Georgescu, MD
Dr. Georgescu, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon with more than 40 years of surgical experience. He is highly skilled in – Laparoscopic surgeries, and oncological surgery, with a...
Dr. Joshua Long, MD
Dr. Long uses a partnership care model with each patient to tailor care to their individual needs. Patients routinely thank Dr. Long for his warm, compassionate bedside manner. He’s considered...
Dr. Frank H. Chae, MD
Dr. Chae, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon with more than 23 years of surgical experience. Apart from General surgery, he is a specialist in Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Medicine,Endocrine...
Dr. Thomas R. Brown
Dr. Brown, MD is a board-certified general surgeon with more than 30 years of experience. He is a Bariatric Surgery specialist who has performed 6,000 bariatric procedures. His area of...
Dr. Donald A. Maynard, MD
Dr. Maynard, MD, FACS, is a specialist in General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, and Comprehensive Wound Care. He is an expert in Biliopancreatic Diversion and Obesity/weight loss surgeries – BPD w/...
Dr. A. Christopher Ibikunle, MD
Dr. Chris is the CEO of Ideal Body Institute and its subsidiaries, the premier Same-Day Surgery center in Georgia. He is an Augusta University Professor of Surgery who specializes in...
Dr. Srinivasa Gorjala, MD
Dr. Gorjala has brought various surgical innovations to the Northside Hospital network, such as advances in thyroid and parathyroid surgery including intra-operative parathyroid localization and assays. He has also brought...
Dr. William H. Johnson, MD
Dr. Johnson is certified through the National Board of Medical Examiners and is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is recognized as a Center of Excellence surgeon...
Dr. Charles R. Finley, MD
Board Certified general surgeon Rick Finley, MD, is among Atlanta’s most skilled minimally invasive surgeons. Dr. Charles R. Finley done his schooling from Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine,...
Dr. Patricia Sanchez, MD
Dr. Patricia Sanchez, MD is a gastroenterology specialist in Suwanee, GA. She currently practices at Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates and is affiliated with Emory Johns Creek Hospital. Dr. Sanchez then went...
Dr. Charles Procter Jr, MD
Dr. Procter Jr , MD, is a board-certified general surgeon, who is a specialist in Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, and Robotic Surgery. He has more than 18 years...
Dr. Kevin McGill, MD
Dr. McGill is Director of Bariatric Surgery at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Member of Credentials Committee at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, and an active member of multiple surgical societies. Dr. Kevin McGill,...
Dr. Christopher J. Hart, MD
Dr. Hart has been named one of America’s Top Surgeons by the Consumers Research Council of America and was chosen by his peers as one of Atlanta’s Top Doctors. He...
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