Dr. Michael Peters Jr., MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified general surgeon, who is a specialist in Bariatric and General Surgery. He is keenly interested in robotic-assisted repair of complex hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction.

Medical background:

He did his Medical Degree from the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his Surgical Residency training from Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He did his clinical and research Fellowship Training in Advanced Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery, from the Michael DeBakey Surgery Center of Excellence, at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

Membership:

• Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (SLS)
• American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Practice:

• He is Vice-President of the Christiana Institute for Advanced Surgery
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University
• Surgeon at The American Surgery Center

Affiliated with other hospitals:

• Saint Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE