LVHN is home to one of the nation’s busiest bariatric surgery centers, performing more than 800 surgeries per year across our network. Our bariatric surgery team is the largest in the region and has performed more than 5,000 total surgeries in the past 15 years. We are accredited as a Level 1 facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons. We are also first in the region to offer less-invasive LAP-BAND surgery, in addition to laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.

In a bariatrics career with LVHN, you will experience:

• A team of multidisciplinary experts, including dietitians, behavioral health specialists, occupational therapists, and surgeons
• The full support of a large health network while still connecting with the community to provide local care and surgery
• Opportunity to teach medical students/residents/fellows
• Enjoy no-call responsibilities as well as the benefits of working for the area’s largest employer
  
• Eligibility for faculty appointment through LVHN's academic affiliate, the University of South Florida