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Bariatric Surgeons
What have YOU got to lose?
| Sherman C.
Yu, M.D.
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Dr. Sherman Yu is a native Houstonian who
grew up in the Southwest part of the city.
He attended the University of Texas at
Austin where he graduated with High Honors
in Chemical Engineering, and then returned
to Houston where he received his medical
degree at Baylor College of Medicine, with
honors in his surgical rotations.
After finishing his studies, Dr. Yu
performed his surgical training at the
University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center in Denver. It was there that he
developed a special interest in minimally
invasive and laparoscopic surgical
techniques, especially in the field of
obesity surgery. While still a resident
physician, he authored many research
articles and presented at national
conferences.
Dr. Yu is also the Bariatric Medical
Director at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston,
Texas and performs single incision bariatric
procedures. |
| Duc Vuong, M.D.
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Dr. Vuong is a renowned Lap-Band surgeon from
the Houston area. He received his education at
Rice University and Texas A&M Medical School,
and completed surgical residency at St. Joseph's
Hospital in Houston in 2005.
His practice has been 100% bariatric surgery
since 2008 because he believes that a bariatric
surgeon should be 100% committed to his patients
and their particular needs. He asks for a lot
of commitment from his patients and feels that
it is only fair that he gives the same back to
them.
He is internationally recognized for his
development of a successful support group
program that keeps patients on track toward
their long-term weight loss goals. He knows
that preoperative education and postoperative
support groups are the keys to becoming a happy
and successful gastric band patient. He
personally leads support groups in his office up
to 3 times a week. His new book Ultimate
Lap-Band Success: The Support Surgeon’s Guide to
Getting More From Your Gastric Band is now
available, so he literally wrote the book on the
post-surgical needs of gastric band patients. |
| Dexter
Turnquest, M.D.
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Dr.
Dexter Turnquest is a board certified General
and Bariatric Surgeon who has practiced in the
Northwest Houston area for over 14 years. Dr.
Turnquest is known for his dedication to his
patients and excellent surgical skill. He has
been honored by Texas Monthly Magazine in its
Top Doctors in Texas listing for the past four
consecutive years (peer nominated), in H
Magazine's Top Doctors in Houston as well as
many additional honors.
He has served as Chairman of surgical
department, Chief of Staff and currently is the
Chairman of the Board of Trustees as well as the
Medical Director of the Weight Loss Program at
Houston Northwest Medical Center Hospital. He is
past President of the North Branch of the Harris
County Medical Society and has served on the
board of the Harris County Medical Society as
well as the Houston Academy of Medicine. Dr.
Turnquest is actively involved with The Texas
Medical Association and serves on the Trauma and
EMS committee of the TMA.
Dr. Turnquest obtained his medical degree at The
University of South Florida College of Medicine,
Tampa, Florida and completed his surgical
training at the University of Texas Health
Science Center - Houston (1995). He is board
certified (1996) and recertified (2006) by the
American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the
American College of Surgeon and of The American
Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.
His interest include general and minimally
invasive surgery, weight loss surgery, cancer,
and anti-reflux surgery. |
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