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 comprehensive 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.