While undergoing weight loss surgery, you will be under the skilled care of the anesthesiology team at Durham Regional Hospital or Duke Raleigh Hospital.

Anesthesia: An Overview

Anesthesia, historically, is a discipline that has been practiced in as many different ways as there were communities using the services of any anesthesia providers.

Recent technological explosions, coupled with physiological and pharmacological breakthroughs, and all subjected to the pressure of an ever-shrinking health care dollar, has led to the conclusion that the practice of anesthesiology is best approached through the anesthesia care team.

The certified registered nurse anesthetist is the primary provider and the anesthesiologist is the perioperative physician. This combination provides the complete components of quality assurance to all consumers of anesthesia services. This anesthesia team has proven to be the most cost effective, safe and efficient delivery system at every step from patient to payer.

Anesthesia Providers

• Board-certified or board-eligible anesthesiologists
• Board-certified or board-eligible certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA)
• All CRNAs are re-certified every two years by Council on Recertification, AANA

Co-Coordinators of the Bariatric Anesthesia Team

• Gary Pellom, MD

Our principles of practice

What to expect before, during, and after your surgery