David von Rueden Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

  Dr. von Rueden was born and raised in the Midwest and received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He completed his surgical residency at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond and Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, followed by a surgical oncology fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.  Dr. von Rueden’s surgical career began at Lankenau Hospital, where he became Assistant Program Director for the Surgical Residency Program while also holding an academic appointment at Jefferson Medical College as Liaison for Medical Student Education. An advanced laparoscopic surgeon with a special interest in bariatrics, Dr. von Rueden was instrumental in developing a laparoscopic surgical program at Lankenau Hospital. He has performed and taught minimally-invasive procedures for over 15 years, developing laparoscopic bariatric surgery programs in Philadelphia and, most recently, at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. von Rueden has been named one of the "top doctors" by his peers in Baltimore Magazine and his program  received a "Center of Excellence" designation from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.   Dr. von Rueden is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.  Currently, Dr. von Rueden performs bariatric surgery in the Towson, Maryland area at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.    Click the link below to hear Dr. von Rueden's thoughts on his approach to Bariatric Surgery.   http.//youtu.be/kp7LzQbzazk