Duke Weight Loss Surgery brings together surgeons, nutritionists, psychologists, and a support staff committed to helping you achieve your weight-loss goals and ensure a safe and successful pre- and postoperative experience.

Click a name to learn more about a physician, nurse, program coordinator, or insurance specialist who offers weight loss surgery services.

Philip A. Omotosho, MD

Services: Weight Loss Surgery
Appointment Telephone: 866-637-0711, 919-684-4064

Dana D. Portenier, MD

Services: Gastroenterology, Weight Loss Surgery, Duke Cancer Institute
Appointment Telephone: 866-637-0711, 919-684-4064

Ranjan Sudan, MD

Services: Weight Loss Surgery
Appointment Telephone: 866-637-0711

Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSci

Services: Weight Loss Surgery
Appointment Telephone: 866-637-0711, 919-684-4064

Jin S. Yoo, MD

Services: Gastroenterology, Weight Loss Surgery
Appointment Telephone: 919-470-7018, 919-862-2715

Psychologists

• Katherine Applegate, PhD
• Kelli Friedman, PhD

Nutritionists

• Carson Garoni, RD, LDN
• Elizabeth Keenan, RD
• Ellen Michal, RD
• Maria Tucker, RD

Nurse Practitioner

• Hilary Blackwood, NP
• Erica Sudyk, PA
• Kitza Williams, NP

Nurses

• Lisa Prestia, RN, Nurse Manager, Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
• Tammy Horton, RN
• Shanna Kashdan
• Barbara Parker, MLPN
• Sheila Peeler, RN
• Garica Sawyer, RN

• Janice Schmittle