Gitanjali Srivastava Bariatric Surgeon MD

Dr. Srivastava brings with her a wealth of knowledge as the founding medical director of the Celebration Health Obesity Medicine and Surgery Institute. Her expertise in obesity medicine, pharmacotherapy, pediatric weight management, plus energy balance and expenditure led her to being named one of the first diplomates of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is also the Chair-Elect for the clinical management section of The Obesity Society for 2013–2014 and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Obesity Medicine. Studying under one of the world’s top experts in metabolic medicine, she completed her fellowship in Obesity Medicine & Clinical Nutrition from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior, Dr. Srivastava was a hospitalist in her hometown of Baton Rouge, LA, and then a primary care physician in New Hampshire for several years. She completed her residency and training in Internal Medicine – Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Hospital New York in 2007. She received her medical degree with honors from Louisiana State University School of Medicine. Among her many awards was the Timothy Ware Schurtz Memorial Scholarship and the National Cancer Research Scholarship for her outstanding academic achievement in the medical sciences and gene therapy research, respectively. She also received numerous awards and recognition as a young physician, among them from the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Physicians.