About Robert L. Richard, MD
Robert L. Richard practices with Longstreet Clinic’s Center for Weight Management. His individual biography describes laparoscopic, open and revisional bariatric surgery and the evaluation of patients with weight regain after earlier surgery. Before joining the Gainesville practice, he helped establish a bariatric surgical service at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and served as an Army trauma surgeon. Reported education and training include Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess residency; Ben Taub mini trauma fellowship.
This profile uses selected sourced facts. Current availability and procedure choice should be confirmed with the practice.
Procedures & areas of focus
- Gastric bypass
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Duodenal switch
- Revisional bariatric surgery
- Orbera intragastric balloon
Individual Longstreet Clinic biography explicitly lists gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, duodenal switch and Orbera procedures, and describes revisional surgery.
Education & training
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess residency
- Ben Taub mini trauma fellowship
Professional memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Practice background
- Former director, Bariatric Surgical Service, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
- Joined Obesity Solutions, Gainesville, in2002
- Joined Longstreet Clinic through practice merger inApril2010
Medical license & specialist credentials
General surgery certification is not a separate bariatric surgery board certificate. Dates below describe the issuing source on the day checked; a license or certification can change afterward.
- Issuing body
- American Board of Surgery
- Recorded status
- Certified - Meeting CC Requirements
- Public identifier
- 044774
- Issued
- 1999-12-14
- Reverify by
- 2028-01-05
- Checked on
- 2026-11-03
- Issuing body
- Georgia Composite Medical Board
- Recorded status
- Active
- Public identifier
- 50992
- Expires
- 2027-05-31
- Checked on
- 2026-11-03
Practice locations
Primary Gainesville appointment phone:770-534-0110. Suwanee office phone:678-207-4620; confirm appointment location when booking.
725 Jesse Jewell Parkway SE, Suite 130, Entrance B, Gainesville GA 30501
Get directions ↗1120 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 106, Suwanee GA 30024
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Research & publications
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) changes in bariatric surgery patients undergoing rapid weight loss.
2005-03
View publication ↗Questions to ask
Where can I arrange an appointment with Robert L. Richard?
Contact Longstreet Clinic Center for Weight Management at 770-534-0110. The published locations are: 725 Jesse Jewell Parkway SE, Suite 130, Entrance B, Gainesville GA 30501; 1120 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 106, Suwanee GA 30024. Primary Gainesville appointment phone:770-534-0110. Suwanee office phone:678-207-4620; confirm appointment location when booking.
Which procedures or surgical services are documented for Robert L. Richard?
Gastric bypass; Sleeve gastrectomy; Duodenal switch; Revisional bariatric surgery; Orbera intragastric balloon. Individual Longstreet Clinic biography explicitly lists gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, duodenal switch and Orbera procedures, and describes revisional surgery.
Where did Robert L. Richard complete medical and surgical training?
Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess residency; Ben Taub mini trauma fellowship. These are reported education and training details from the linked biography.
What selected research is linked to Robert L. Richard?
The profile links a March2005 study of CPAP pressure changes during rapid weight loss after bariatric surgery. The named Robert Richard author and Gainesville bariatric context match his documented practice history. It does not establish an individual outcome guarantee.
Source ↗How can I review dated credential records for Robert L. Richard?
The profile preserves these individually dated records: American Board of Surgery: Certified - Meeting CC Requirements; checked 2026-11-03. Open each issuer link in the credentials section to review the current record. Each check applies to its own date.
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Profile sources
- Individual provider / institutional source · Checked 2026-11-02
- Source for profile completion ↗ · Checked 2026-11-03
- Source for profile completion ↗ · Checked 2026-11-03
- PubMed selected publication; author and Gainesville bariatric affiliation matched ↗ · Checked 2026-11-03
