Bariatric Surgery
New patients
Watch required seminar
At the UF Health Bariatric Surgery Center, our primary goal is getting you back to a happy and healthy life.
UF Health surgeons offer minimally invasive bariatric surgeries at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. The multidisciplinary center brings together a health care team, caring for the whole patient, not just their surgical needs. UF Health surgeons collaborate with UF Health experts from psychiatry, cardiology, pulmonology, medicine, nephrology and nutrition as they strive to identify and resolve the extensive health problems associated with morbid obesity.
The UF Health Bariatric Surgery Center is an accredited center of the MBSAQIP.
Getting started - our required online seminar
Before making an your appointment, you will need to complete the following:
- Take our required online seminar. Please be sure to watch the entire program.
- After watching the video, you must take a quiz. Once you have successfully passed the quiz, you will be prompted to print a certificate. Fax the certificate to (352) 627-4173 before scheduling an appointment.
- Schedule your appointment
- Complete a New Patient Packet. You'll receive your packet by email. You will need to complete it and bring it with you to your appointment.
- The seminar may be attended in person. Please call (352) 265-0535 to register. In-person seminars are held at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, 1515 SW Archer Road, Room 1204.
We don’t just focus on surgical options for weight loss. We partner with each patient to create a healthy lifestyle. Our team of experts guide your weight loss journey:
- fellowship-trained bariatric surgeons
- nurses
- psychologists
- cardiologists
- pulmonologists
- medicine physicians
- nephrologists
- endocrinologists
- nutritionists
As part of an academic health center, we are always moving medicine forward. Our innovative research and quality improvements create better care and results that make a lifetime impact.
Our locations
Clinical trials: Bariatric Surgery
UF Health research scientists make medicine better every day. They discover new ways to help people by running clinical trials. When you join a clinical trial, you can get advanced medical care. Sometimes years before it's available everywhere. You can also help make medicine better for everyone else. If you'd like to learn more about clinical trials, visit our clinical trials page. Or click one of the links below:
The goal of the study to understand the effects of weight loss and improvements in diabetes following bariatric surgery on brain function and thinking. This study will also examine whether non-invasive transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS)…
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 20 Years - 75 Years
- Sexes
- All
Community and Patient Programs: Bariatric Surgery
Our community and patient programs provide great value to patients, families and loved ones. People can find support, educational materials, expert consultants and more. In most instances, these programs are offered free of charge.
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Bariatric Support Group
A support group designed to assist in the lifetime journey of post-surgery weight loss.
Calendar events and lectures: Bariatric Surgery
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Support Group
Gainesville, FL 32610
Support group meetings are currently offered during odd months on the third Thursday at noon EST. Studies show improved long-term outcomes for…
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Support Group
Gainesville, FL 32610
Support group meetings are currently offered during odd months on the third Thursday at noon EST. Studies show improved long-term outcomes for…
News and patient stories: Bariatric Surgery
New report recommends liver screening for those with Type 2 diabetes
June 25, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anyone with diabetes quickly learns the importance of controlling their blood sugar to ensure their eyes, kidneys, heart and peripheral…
Clinical and Translational Science Institute, College of Medicine, +1 more
UF Health St. Johns renews agreement with Centene Health Plan
April 8, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF Health officials have announced UF Health Flagler Hospital and UF Health St. Johns-employed physicians renewed their agreement as…
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