Best Bariatric Surgeons of San Diego

We reviewed all the Bariatric Surgeons serving the greater San Diego area, and picked the top picks based on experience, education, and empathy. If you're looking for more gastric sleeve or bariatric surgeons in southern California please view our Orange Country list and our Los Angeles list.

If we look at the official data from the 2018 survey, San Diego is home to 3.34 million people, a 0.17% growth from the previous year. The median salary of San Diego residents is $79,079.

San Diego has a 1,274:1 ratio of patients to primary care physicians. If we compare to the neighboring regions, the ratio is outstanding in San Diego. Riverside County and Imperial County have the comparatively higher patient to clinician ratios. In San Diego, this ratio represents a 0.235% decrease from the previous year, i.e. 2017. This is again a brighter aspect.

Adult obesity across San Diego has a prevalence of 20.1%. The rate of individuals in California state with adult obesity ranges between 14.8% to 33.4%. Hence, the ratio is average in San Diego.

San Diego has 7.71%, uninsured individuals. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of uninsured individuals in the state grew by 2.66%. 14.7% of the population has non-group health insurance coverage, 18.3% are on Medicaid, Medicare covers 9.02% of the population, 3.92% are on military or VA coverage and finally, employer health insurance coverage is available to 46.4% of the population.