The Advanced Obesity Surgery Center: About Dr. Smith

Dennis C. Smith, Jr., MD, FACS

Dr. Dennis C. Smith has been doing bariatric surgery since 1997, when he practiced in Biloxi, MS. In 1999 he began developing a technique for the biliopancreatic diversion with Duodenal Switch to be done completely laparoscopically, which he first performed in November, 1999. He moved from Biloxi to Marietta, Georgia in late 1999. Having put together the elements of a bariatric surgery program with the highest possible standards, Dr. Smith in June, 2002 formed his own practice devoted exclusively to bariatric surgery, in order to better serve the morbidly obese population.

With a comprehensive bariatric surgery program offering laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch, the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, as well as the LAP-BAND^®, Dr. Smith is one of only a handful of bariatric surgeons that regularly performs all four of these operations completely laparoscopically.

Dr. Smith was the third surgeon in the world to perform the totally Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch procedure, and the first in the world to present the Hand-Sewn Duodenal-Ileal Anastomosis technique for the Duodenal Switch.

His emphasis has always been on safety and quality. He has treated patients from all over the United States, and other countries as well. Dr. Smith operates at Kennestone Hospital, part of the WellStar Health System in Marietta, Georgia.

A Word About WellStar Kennestone Hospital

WellStar Kennestone Hospital is consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the US, and the WellStar Health System, which also includes several other hospitals in the Northwest Atlanta area, is frequently ranked in the highest category of Health Systems nationwide.

Kennestone provides State-Of-The Art care in numerous areas of minimally invasive surgery, including thoracic surgery, laparoscopic gynecologic and uologic surgery, laparoscopic colon and hiatal hernia repair surgery, and others. Several members of the surgical staff at Kennestone, including Dr. Smith, are frequently involved with teaching courses to other surgeons and presenting their techniques and results at national and international meetings. While Dr. Smith is very involved with teaching other bariatric surgeons, Kennestone is not a teaching hospital, and does not utilize Interns or Residents for its surgical care.

Further information on Kennestone Hospital and the WellStar Bariatric Surgery Program can be found on the WellStar Bariatric Surgery Web Page.

More About Dr. Smith

Dr. Smith is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, is Certified by the American Board of Surgery, and is an active member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), in which he serves on the Public Education Committee. In addition, Dr. Smith is a member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), where he also serves on the Ethics and Public Education Committees.

Having been a worldwide leader in laparoscopic bariatric techniques, especially with the Duodenal Switch, Dr. Smith continues to be very involved with education and training of other bariatric surgeons in the concepts and techniques of bariatric surgery, particularly with laparoscopic techniques of the BPD with Duodenal Switch, the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Laparoscopic Suturing Techniques. Dr. Smith often works with surgical technology companies in the development and use of advanced technology in bariatric surgery.

He continues to be a strong advocate for the "program" concept of bariatric surgery, and is highly regarded in the community of bariatric surgeons as a proponent of rigorous adherence to the highest standards of patient care and surgical technique.

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