Question:
Can anyone suggest a good dr in Baton Rouge for laparoscopic gastric bypass?

I am one hundred pounds overweight and I had gall bladder surgery laparoscopically and it was a breeze compared to what I had heard about the other way.    — Brenda E. (posted on April 30, 1999)

April 30, 1999
Here's a partial list of lap surgeons. Dr. Clark and Dr. Wittgrove at Alvarado Center for Surgical Weight Loss San Diego, CA; 800-342-3944 www.gastricbyass.com J.K. Champion M.D. http://www.drchampion.com/ Has two offices 3280 Howell Mill Road, Suite 227 Atlanta, Georgia 30327 Phone:(404)367-9997 Fax:(404)367-9911 Oakside Professional Building 125 Oakside Court, Suite 201 Canton, Georgia 30114 Phone:(770)479-5941 Fax:(770)479-4594 Dr. Keith Boone or Dr. Higa Valley Surgical Specialists, Fresno, CA; 209-449-3901 Ask for Laurie Curry the Bariatric Coordinator by Dr. Phillip Schauer at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; PH: 412-647-4710 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.upmc.edu/minsurg Robert Rutledge, M.D., 4301 Ben Franklin Blvd., P. O. Box 15698, Durham, NC 27704 Phone #: 919 479-4400 Fax #: 919 479-4415 http://unc-clos.tierranet.com/ L. Albert Wetter, M.D. Pennisula Vascular Surgery Associates P.C. 1828 El Camino Real, #601 Burlingame, Ca 94010 (650) 652-0600 Dr. Ninh Nguyen Dr. Bruce Wolfe UCD Meidcal Center 2825 J Street Suite 400 Sacramento, CA (916) 734-0779 New York NY Michel Gagner M.D. 212-241-5339 He does it at the Mt. Sinai hospital in New York City Mark Vierra, MD Stanford, California Telephone; 650-723-5956 or 650-723-5672 650-723-0162 650-725-8441 Fax: 650-725-8441 [email protected] not sure which phone number is right (some were on Stanford's web page and the last two were from the list) Dr. Melvin Ohio State University Comprehensive Weight Management Program 614-292-2888 New York NY Marc Bessler M.D. 212-305-9506 1-800-227-CPMC http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/surgery/Sub/Surg.Sub.html#Lap J. Stephen Scott, M.D., FACS Midwest Bariatric Center 600 Medical Drive, Suite 214 Wentzville, MO 63385 (Metro St. Louis, Missouri) 314-327-4500 www.obesesurgery.com Program Director: Janet Duce, RN 314-332-6606 Midwest Bariatric Center Drs. J. Stephen Scott / de la Torre 600 Medical Dr suite 202 Wentzville, Missouri 63385 314-332-6606 Janet Duce Program Director Dr. Schauer at UPMC Univerversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center He has done about 110 of this so far. www.upmc.edu/minsurg/SevObesity.htm Dr. Luciano DiMarco 4319 Londonderry Road Harrisburg, PA 17109
   — Jennifer L.