WellStar Comprehensive Bariatric Services New Surgeon Joins WellStar Bariatric Services! We are very excited to welcome a new surgeon to our program! Dr. Fritz Jean-Pierre has joined the team. He is an experienced laparoscopic bariatric surgeon who was fellowship trained in minimally-invasive weight loss surgery techniques. He shares our values of safety and quality, and will help us here at WellStar Comprehensive Bariatric Services give you the best possible care as you go through your weight loss journey. There are more additions coming to the program as well, as we continue to grow and expand the ways we can help you get control of your weight and reshape your life! Dr. Dennis Smith is on Twitter Follow @DennisSmithMD New Videos on YouTube Dr. Smith has uploaded a couple of new videos to his YouTube channel. Each of which is in HD, is very detailed and narrated, and runs about 18 minutes. These will give the viewer a great look into what goes on in the inside during surgery! Dr. Smith's YouTube Channel Bariatric Surgery And You As a bariatric surgery patient you are an individual, and at WellStar Comprehensive Bariatric Services you'll be treated as the unique person you are. We'll work with you to decide which operation is best for you medically, and which operation fits your lifestyle best, and then we'll work with you to get that operation approved by your insurance company. You'll than get our commitment to Safety and Quality, which have always been our standards. You'll also get the lifelong follow-up you require in order to get as healthy as possible and stay that way! The Full Range of Minimally-Invasive Bariatric Procedures Our other surgeon, Dr. Dennis C. Smith, Jr. has been involved with bariatric surgery for more than 15 years, and is one of the few bariatric surgeons in the US who regularly performs all four of the major laparoscopic bariatric operations done in the United States today. Dr. Smith performs the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch (DS) (commonly referred to as the "Duodenal Switch", and in the past known as the Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD/DS) procedure, the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, and the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAP-BAND® System) Procedure. Dr. Smith will also evaluate patients for conversion of the LAP-BAND® adjustable gastric banding system to a Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch procedure, and some other Revisional procedures. Please click on the tabs to the left or above to learn more about these procedures. You can also email us using the link at the bottom of any of our pages to ask for more information! Please feel free to contact us at any time to ask any questions you have. A Certified Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)and the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) in 2005 designated our bariatric program, including Dr. Smith, WellStar Comprehensive Bariatric Services, and WellStar Kennestone Hospital, as a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery. We are very proud of this designation, as it reflects our ongoing commitment to excellence in all areas of the performance of bariatric surgery.
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)and the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) in 2005 designated our bariatric program, including Dr. Smith, WellStar Comprehensive Bariatric Services, and WellStar Kennestone Hospital, as a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery. We are very proud of this designation, as it reflects our ongoing commitment to excellence in all areas of the performance of bariatric surgery.
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Dr. Smith has been involved with the development of laparoscopic techniques for the Duodenal Switch procedure. He was the third surgeon in the world to perform the totally laparoscopic Duodenal Switch, and has now performed over 400 of these totally laparoscopic Duodenal Switch Procedures. He has also done over 700 laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass procedures. He was the first bariatric surgeon in the world to present the Hand-Sewn Duodenal-Ileal Anastomosis technique for the Duodenal Switch, and he has presented his techniques and results with the Totally Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch procedure at national and international meetings of bariatric surgeons. Dr. Smith continues to be an authority on the performance of the laparoscopic Duodenal Switch as well as the Sleeve Gastrectomy. He is also very involved with teaching laparoscopic bariatric surgery techniques to other bariatric surgeons, especially the Sleeve Gastrectomy, the Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch, and laparoscopic suturing techniques. Dr. Smith is a Committee member in both the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). We treat many patients from outside of Georgia, and even out of the United States, especially for the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch. Please see our Our Process page if you're interested in finding out more about coming to Marietta, Georgia for bariatric surgery. Marietta is a suburb to the northwest of Atlanta, Georgia. WellStar Comprehensive Bariatric Services in Marietta, Georgia is a comprehensive center for bariatric surgery devoted to laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity. We also have options available in our medical system for Medically-Supervised Weight Loss, for those of you whose insurance companies mandate this before you can be approved for bariatric surgery. Please contact us for more information on this.
You can also see VIDEO CLIPS of Dr. Smith's Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and the Duodenal Switch! Go to the Duodenal Switch page to view them.
