Piedmont Columbus Regional Weight Loss Surgery

Thank you for considering the Bariatric Surgery Program at Piedmont Columbus Regional for your weight loss journey. Dr. Copperwheat, who leads the bariatric surgery team, is a board-certified general surgeon, and a fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon. His practice focuses on the surgical treatment of the disease of obesity, and its many related comorbidities. He is able to perform a complete workup and evaluation from office consultations, to both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, as well as surgical management. The surgical procedures he performs include, but are not limited to, sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), roux-en-y gastric bypass, single-anastomosis duodenal switch (SADI), bilopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) and revisional bariatric surgeries. Additionally, he is able to perform many incisionless therapeutic endoscopic procedures.

In the past five years, hundreds of patients have been treated for morbid obesity at Piedmont Columbus Regional. The experience, training and expertise of our physicians makes our bariatric program the only one of its kind in the region.

Surgeries Offered at Piedmont Columbus Regional

• Gastric Bypass
• Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Duodenal Switch
• Bariatric Surgery Revisions

Reasons to Choose Piedmont Columbus Regional Bariatric Surgery Program:

• Fellowship-Trained Surgeons
• Successful Outcomes
• Surgical Options
• Bariatric Dietitian
• Support Groups
• Rooms Specially Designed for Bariatric Patients

Attending a Seminar is the First Step

If you’re interested in weight-loss surgery, attending a free bariatric surgery seminar is the first step. You learn all about the process — what’s expected, what makes you a candidate, how it works, and meet Dr. Copperwheat.

Sign up to watch a brief recorded video led by our Piedmont Columbus Bariatrics Team.

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