02/20/2026
This will be my last post on this page. My thirty year career in surgery was something I never even dreamed about when I was growing up. I really wanted to be a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Bob Gibson was my hero. I want to thank my family, especially my wife Latha for putting up with all the sleepless nights, missed events and times when I just wasn't present because of work problems. To all the patients who benefited from my work, I thank you for putting your trust in me and letting me into your life. I can't tell you what an honor and privilege it was. For those of you that had complications, especially serious ones, or didn't receive the benefit that you had hoped for, it is you that I thought about the most. Never in my life did I just go home and forget. I laid awake so many nights thinking what can I do different. How could I have done better? I felt the pain not just of patients, but their families as well. Surgery is performed by imperfect human beings on other imperfect human beings. There will always be problems. I often marveled at the incredible things that we are able to do for people.
I have been the recipient of so much gratitude from patients and their families that it is embarrassing. I have also experienced occasional hatred and anger. It's a part of the job and if you can't accept that you should not operate on people for a living.
I want to thank all the women who helped me take care of patients over the years. Most had to juggle not only this job but taking care of their own family as well. I especially want to thank the program coordinators I had over the years: Tammy Arrington, Jennifer Laborde, Amy Franks, Sam Ferrell and Jennifer McBrain. What an amazing and talented group of ladies!!!
I've moved on now to my next endeavor which is online medical weight loss through my website www.virtualbariatrics.com You can also find me on Facebook under the same name. All visits are done virtually in the comfort of your own home or wherever you choose. However, you still get the one on one attention from someone with 20 years of experience treating obesity. I would be honored to take care of anyone who needs my help losing weight.
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Thanks again for making my professional life such a rich one. I'm blessed beyond measure. By the way, these are my own words. Not a single one was generated by AI!
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