Our team includes health care professionals from a number of disciplines. We believe that before patients can be successful, they must first learn about their options for weight loss.

Your first step in achieving your weight loss goal is to complete a broad assessment to determine your needs and readiness. This evaluation is done by a team of trained health care professionals. For the surgical approach, the evaluation also includes psychological and psychosocial testing plus a nutrition and exercise evaluation.

Read on to meet the members of the Bariatric Center Team...

Michael Williams, MD: Medical Director

Monette Smoak, RN, CPT: Program Coordinator

Virginia (Ginger) Rock: Program Assistant

Dorothea Norris, MS, RD, LD: Dietician

Gary Santavicca, PhD: Psychologist

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