Meet The Bariatric Team

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The bariatric program at Merit Health River Oaks is about so much more than weight loss - it's about arming you with the tools, information and inspiration you need to make and maintain profound changes for lifelong health and happiness. Our hands-on team features a dedicated coordinator, nutritionist, exercise physiologist and other weight loss specialists committed to your total well-being. From pre-operative education, through compassionate follow-up care, we're here to support you through every phase of your journey.

Our program includes:

• Nutritional and dietary guidance
• Exercise education
• Cardiology and pulmonology assessment
• Ongoing support for lasting health and happiness

Schedule Your Personal Weight Loss Consultation

Get to know a little about us here- then call (601) 292-6383 to schedule your private consultation today.

These surgeons specialize in weight-loss surgery and have cumulatively performed more than 2,000 procedures. Their focus is helping patients become healthy through lifestyle changes, with surgery as the first step toward a new life.

The goal for patients is not only weight loss, but also reducing or eliminating health problems associated with obesity. These include chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and lipid disorders.

All three surgeons also specialize in minimally-invasive—also called laparoscopic—procedures, which typically result in less scarring and anesthesia as well as a faster recovery (compared to traditional surgery). Depending on the type of surgery performed, patients may be discharged the same day as the procedure or after one or two nights in the hospital. Most patients return to work within one to two weeks.

Bariatric surgery options include:

• Sleeve gastrectomy
• Gastric bypass
• Revision and conversion surgeries

Physician Credentials:

Jonathan Adkins, M.D.^*

• Medical School: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
• Residency: Mercer University-Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA
• Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX –Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Surgery
• Certified: American Board of General Surgery
• Recipient: Vitals Patients’ Choice Award for 2014 (based on patient reviews/ratings and presented to less than 5% of physicians nationwide)

David Carroll, M.D.^*

• Medical School: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
• Residency: University Medical Center, Lubbock, TX
• Certified: American Board of General Surgery
• Fellow: American College of Surgeons
• Member: American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

David Miller, M.D.^*

• Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
• Residency: Mercer University-Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA
• Certified: American Board of General Surgery
• Fellow: American College of Surgeons
• Member: American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

^*Independent member of the Medical Staff at Merit Health River Oaks.