Dr. ‘Terive’ Duperier, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon who is also a highly-skilled bariatric surgeon in San Antonio with more than 28 years of experience. His expertise includes- advanced laparoscopic and robotic bariatric surgery including REALIZE Band, LAP-BAND , Sleeve Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, and Revisional weight loss surgery procedures. He got a patent for a Laparoscopic Scalpel in November 2013, while working with Dr. Seger.

Medical background:

He got his Medical Degree from the University Of Cincinnati School Of Medicine. He completed his Surgical Residency training from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ. For his Fellowship Training, he went to Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, where he specialized in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. He also did a Mini-Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.

Membership:

• Bexar County Medical Association
• American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (ASMBS)
• American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Self-Practice:

He is the co-founder of BMI of Texas (Bariatric Medical Institute Of Texas), San Antonio, TX

Affiliated with other hospitals:

• Northeast Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX
• Methodist Hospital-San Antonio, TX
• Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio, TX
• Christus Santa Rosa Health System San Antonio, TX