Surgical Weight Loss at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital

Phone: (877) 966-3391 www.fountainvalleyhospital.com/bariatrics     Peter C. Leport, MDMedical Director Bariatric and General Surgery Dr. Leport is the Medical Director of Surgical Weight Loss at FVRH. He is a board-certified General Surgeon in private practice in Orange County, California for over 25 years. He received his medical degree and surgical training in Brooklyn, New York, at Downstate Medical College, where he was an Assistant Professor of Surgery for two years prior to moving to California. He is a member of the Faculty of the American College of Surgeons, and the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons.   Mir B. Ali, MDBariatric and General Surgery Dr. Ali received his Medical Degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. His internship was completed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California and his surgical residency was at National Naval Medical Center in Bethseda, Maryland. Dr. Ali is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons.   Dr. Michael Russo, MD Bariatric and General Surgery Dr. Russo earned his medical degree from the University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, and then completed a surgical internship, surgical research fellowship, and general surgical residency at the University Of Nevada School Of Medicine. He continued his education with advanced training in bariatric, minimally invasive, and robotic surgery in the prestigious fellowship program at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, where he was also a faculty surgeon. Dr. Russo is a board certified and fellowship-trained bariatric, gastroesophageal and general surgeon and a candidate member of the American College of Surgeons, Association for Surgical Education, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).   Kelly Francis, MD Bariatric and General Surgery Dr. Francis is a specialist in Bariatric and General Surgery and board certified by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Francis did her medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her General Surgery residency was completed at Tulane University in Nashville, Tennessee. She also completed her fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Francis is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons.   Atif Iqbal, MDAdvanced Laparoscopic, General and Bariatric Surgery Dr. Iqbal is a specialist in General and Bariatric Surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He received his medical and surgical degree from the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his residency in General Surgery at Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY and Wayne State University in Pontiac, MI. He completed his fellowship in Bariatric Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Dr. Iqbal is Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons.   Eric H. Pham, MD General and Bariatric Surgery Dr. Pham received his medical degree from the University of California San Diego Medical School in California. His completed his general surgery residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center and a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at USC. Dr. Pham is board certified in General Surgery and is a Member of the American College of Surgeons and an Affiliate Surgeon Member of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.   John L. Coon MD FACS General and Bariatric Surgery Dr. Coon is a board-certified general surgeon who received his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical School. His residency in general surgery was completed at the University of New Mexico. He also completed a fellowship in Burn and Trauma Surgery at the University of Southern California and a Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Parkview Hospital Medical Center in Riverside, California. Dr. Coon is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, and a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.                  If you have been unsuccessful in losing weight with other methods, we’re here to help. With Surgical Weight Loss at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, you may not only lose weight, but you may keep it off for good.* And surgical benefits include more than just the weight loss – bariatric patients often experience an improvement in pre-existing health conditions such as asthma, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, high cholesterol, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. We are a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery, specializing in minimally invasive weight loss surgery and offering Gastric Bypass, Gastric-Band, Gastric Sleeve and revisions. With highly qualified, highly recognized surgeons participating in our program, our quality care and track record of positive surgical outcomes will help you achieve a healthier you. Our integrated staff of physicians, nursing staff, patient coordinators, patient counselors and dietitians, sees patients from Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach and all over Orange, LA, Riverside and San Bernadino Counties. Patients and their physicians have access to a program professional or physician, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We also offer information seminars about bariatric surgery, a pre-operative nutrition program and a support group. We can help answer any questions you have about bariatric surgery, our program and if you qualify. Call us today at (877) 966-3391 to speak with one of our bariatric program assistants. *Reflects results achieved by these patients. As each case must be independently evaluated and managed, actual weight loss will vary. This surgery is designed for those with a body mass index equal to or greater than 40, or equal to or greater than 35 with serious co-morbidities.  

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