Salvador D. Ramos, II Bariatric Surgeon D.O.

SALVADOR D. RAMOS II, D.O. is regarded as one of the finest osteopathic bariatric surgeons in the area and most recently recruited by Ocala Health System to expand their excellence in bariatric health care. Dr. Ramos is dedicated to treating and healing the patient as a whole, rather than focusing on one system or body part. A scholarship graduate with high honors from Roosevelt University Chicago and University of Illinois, Dr. Ramos received his doctorate from Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL. Dr. Ramos has the passion and professionalism to successfully assist patients with the latest in weight loss and metabolic surgery, treatment and lifelong recovery. His professional experience spans over twenty years beginning with his service as a Combat Medical Specialist (1983-87) and Medical NCO for the United States Army (1987-89) to becoming one of the Chief Residents of General Surgery Residency at the 350 bed facility, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. He finished a year-long fellowship on Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery. His first practice was in Columbus, Ohio area at the Bariatric Specialists of Ohio and he successfully performed hundreds of laparoscopic and open bariatric surgeries as well as general surgical cases. He was then invited to establish the Bariatric Surgery Program at Pikeville Medical Center and became its first medical director. Because of his excellent surgical and clinical outcome, he is then brought into the Ocala Regional Medical Center (ORMC) to lead the center-of-excellence designated Bariatric Surgery Program. Dr. Salvador Ramos is esteemed for his vast skills and impeccable bedside manner. Having learned by and from top ranking Bariatric Preceptors Emma J. Patterson, M.D., Dennis Hong, M.D. and Jay Jan, M.D., Dr. Ramos leads his Ocala, Florida surgical practice and the ORMC Bariatric Program with honesty, competence, efficiency and expert care before, during and following bariatric surgical procedures. A member of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, the American Osteopathic Association and Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Dr. Ramos stays up-to-date with the best practices and remedies for a variety of surgical issues especially in the bariatric surgical arena.