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Meet Your Bariatric Surgery Team

Our goal is help you successfully lose weight and support you in your weight loss journey. Members of your bariatric surgery team include multiple health care professionals who can provide all the care you need, from surgeons and physician assistants to dietitians and even financial advocates.

Bariatric Surgeons & Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs)

Weight Management Specialists

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Weight Loss Providers

Obesity Medicine Specialists

Julia Simonetti, MD

Adult obesity medical specialist

Languages spoken: Español, English, Português

Jessica J. Morales, MD

Adult and adolescent obesity medical specialist

Languages spoken: Español, English

Susan D. Pohl, MD, FAAFP

Adult and adolescent obesity medical specialist

Stacie Ireland, a light-skinned woman with long, blonde hair, wears a white coat and smiles

Stacie M. Ireland, APRN

Adult obesity medical specialist

Tejaswi Kompala, MD

Adult obesity medical specialist

Surgeons

Eric Volckmann, MD

Anna Ibele, MD

Languages spoken: Español, English

Ellen Morrow, MD, MS, FACS

Languages spoken: English, Español

Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs)

Rebecca Kohler, PA-C

Makaela Adamson, PA-C

Tara L. Huntsman, APRN

Dietitians

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Jimmy Miller, RDN, CD

Registered Dietitian

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Whitney Stevens, RD, CD

Registered Dietitian

Connie Packer, RN, CE

Registered Dietitian

Exercise Physiologists

Juliane Cook, BS, ACSM-CEP, EIM

Bariatric Psychologists

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Hannah Farnsworth, Psy.D

Clinical Health Psychologist

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Larissa McGarrity, PhD

Clinical Health Psychologist

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Jessica Farrar, PhD

Clinical Health Psychologist

Sleep Specialists

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Debra Mercy, NP

Cardiologists

Terri Hancock, NP

Liver Specialist

Tuan Pham, MD

Support Team Members

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Ermina Selimovic

Medical Secretary

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Amy Thomson

Administrative Assistant

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Jessica Samudio-Flores

Program Assistant

Fern Valadez, MA-C

Patient Coordinator

Guadalupe Torres, CMA

Program Coordinator/Financial Advocate

Katy Barbea

Financial Advocate

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Colline Prasad, MSN, RN

Program Manager

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Lani Villarde-Archuleta, BSN, RN

Clinic Nurse Coordinator

Jennifer Miller, MA

Medical Assistant

Alexander Sperber, MA-C

Certified Medical Assistant

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Emily Greaves

Certified Medical Assistant

Brittany Larson, BSN, RN

Clinical Nurse

Brandon Mata, MA-C

Certified Medical Assistant

Pabi Biswa, MA

Medical Assistant

Alex Calderon, MA-C

Medical Assistant

Robert Flores, MA

Medical Assistant

Jackson Samsal, MA

Medical Assistant

Charles Ledbetter, MA

Medical Assistant

Kelsey Cromar, MA

Medical Assistant

Tressa Sidibe, BSN, RN

Clinical Nurse