William C. Wood Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS

Dr. Wood is a Birmingham, Alabama native and graduated from The University of Alabama. He received his medical degree from The University of Alabama School of Medicine, then completed general surgery residency at UAB where he served as Chief Surgical Resident. Dr. Wood has been a surgeon since 2002 and has a special interest in bariatric surgery and minimally invasive procedures such as laparoscopic and robotic surgery. During surgical residency, Dr. Wood trained under Dr. John Gleysteen who was a pioneer of early surgical weight loss procedures. He has now been trained under Dr. Robert Leslie Miles Jr. and Dr. Lee Schmitt with Alabama Weight Loss Surgery to continue to provide the best care in bariatric surgery. Dr. Wood is board-certified in general surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In his free time, Dr. Wood enjoys spending time with his family, reading, snow-skiing, and is a fan of college football.