Best Bariatric Surgeons in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Guillermo Higa is a board certified general surgeon and fellowship trained bariatric surgeon. He offers surgical and non-surgical intervention for common conditions including obesity, gallbladder issues, hernias and poorly controlled GERD. With over 20 years of surgical experience and thousands of general and bariatric surgeries performed, Dr. Higa offers the knowledge and experience to make your surgical procedure as safe and effective as possible.  

Dr. David Brown, MD is a bariatric surgery specialist in Meridian, ID and has over 23 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of Ca in 2000. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as West Valley Medical Center and St. Luke's Boise Medical Center. His office accepts new patients and telehealth appointments.

Dr. Monash is a Board Certified, Advanced Laparoscopic, General and Bariatric Surgeon. He is also certified in both muti port and single-incision robotic surgery using the latest Da Vinci(R) system. He graduated surgical residency from William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan after completing his education at the Wayne State School of Medicine in Detroit. He then continued his surgical training by acquiring a fellowship in Advanced Laparoendoscopic General and Bariatric Surgery at the University of California, Davis Institute.  

Stephen Burpee, M.D., FACS, is a board-certified and fellowship trained minimally invasive general and bariatric surgeon. He is a citizen of Canada, where he completed his initial medical training. He worked for five years as a family physician in Ontario before embarking on a surgical career. His experience as a family physician helps him in managing some of the complex medical issues surrounding bariatric surgical patients.

Dr. Patrick Chiasson is a Canadian trained Bariatric Surgeon. He has certification from both the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada and the American Board of Surgery in the United States. He received his medical education at McGill University in Montreal, PQ, a Master’s degree from the Institute for the History of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and his general surgical training at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS. Finally, he completed his sub-specialty training in advanced laparoscopic surgery at the University of Toronto’s highly regarded Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery. He has numerous publications to his credit that address such issues as Minimally Invasive Surgery techniques and outcomes, Health Policy, Medical Ethics and Health Law.  

Michael Orris, DO, MBA, FASMBS, is a founding partner and lead surgeon at AZ Weight Loss Clinic – located in Tempe, Glendale, and Tucson, Arizona – and Arizona Surgical Institute. Dr. Orris graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed his residency at Pinnacle Health in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and earned a master’s degree in healthcare administration from St. Joseph’s University.