Meet Your Bariatric Surgeons for Weight-Loss Surgery
Each member of the Laparoscopic Associates team is an experienced surgeon with a compassionate approach to patient care and a proven commitment to laparoscopic advancement. We look forward to meeting you, and invite you to view our detailed credentials or contact us with your weight-loss surgery questions and concerns.
Your Bariatric Surgeon for Weight-Loss Surgery:
Dr. Paul T. Cirangle
Dr. Cirangle is a pioneer and thought leader in the field of Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery. He has been invited to speak and present his work both in the United States and Internationally. His areas of expertise include Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery (surgery for the treatment of obesity), Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery (surgery of the esophagus, stomach, colon and intestine), Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery (surgery of the pancreas, liver, spleen, and adrenal gland), Laparoscopic Biliary Surgery (surgery of the gallbladder and bile ducts), Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery, and Minimally Invasive Spine Exposure for Spine Fusion/Disc Removal. He has authored numerous original articles and book chapters on these topics. Dr. Cirangle is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA), American Society for Bariatric Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), International College of Surgeons (ICS) and American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). He is also a member of Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and serves as Chairman of the Public Information Committee for that society. He holds an academic appointment as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at The Uniformed Services University School of Medicine. Dr. Cirangle has the privilege of practicing in Hawaii as well as in the Bay Area. He is currently the Medical Director of the Surgical Weight Loss Center of Hawaii and The Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of Hawaii and the Pacific.
Dr. Cirangle was awarded his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis where he was the recipient of a full scholarship for academic excellence. He then attended the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine in Bethesda, MD, where he graduated in the top of his class. His surgical training was completed at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland. He is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Surgery. His practice is currently limited exclusively to Minimally Invasive, Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery.
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Your Bariatric Surgeon for Weight-Loss Surgery:
Dr. Gregg H. Jossart
Dr. Jossart graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1991 where he was awarded the Undergraduate Student Research Award. He completed his general surgical training at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School from 1991-1998. During that time he completed a two-year fellowship in Endocrine Surgery . He then completed a fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical School in New York under the direction of Michel Gagner, MD and Barry Salky, MD. He returned to San Francisco in 1999 to become the Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center.
Dr. Jossart is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of SAGES, SSAT, AMA and the ASBS. Since 1998, Dr. Jossart has limited his practice to Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Needlescopic Surgery, Endocrine Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity. He has initiated and pioneered several new procedures in laparoscopic surgery, including the Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch procedure for morbid obesity; Laparoscopic Gastric Pacemaker for gastroparesis; and Laparoscopic placement of a hepatic arterial infusion system for colorectal liver metastasis. He has authored numerous articles on these subjects and welcomes you to review the list of publications, chapters, videos and presentations.
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