Weight Loss Surgery in Miami

Change your story with the help of bariatric surgery. Our weight-loss surgery pioneers are committed to helping you live a new, healthier life.

Attend a Free Virtual Weight-Loss Surgery Seminar

Every month, we offer free virtual seminars with one of our expert bariatric surgery physicians. Register for one of the seminars listed below to learn how bariatric weight-loss surgery can help you live a new, healthier life.

Jackson North Free Virtual Bariatrics Seminar

Presented by Dr. Elias Chousleb​
Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM

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Jackson South Free Virtual Bariatrics Seminar

Presented by Dr. Eddie Gomez
Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM

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Jackson West Free Virtual Bariatrics Seminar

Presented by Dr. Irving Miranda
Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM

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Weight-Loss Surgery Procedures

Bariatric surgery is a tool that, along with a lifestyle change, can be used for healthy living. The expert surgeons at our accredited centers of excellence are both passionate about and experienced at offering the latest, most effective weight-loss surgery procedures, including the gastric sleeve.

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Gastric Sleeve

The standard of care, generally the most effective weight-loss surgery, with the fewest complications.

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Gastric Banding

A silicone band is placed in the patient’s abdomen, then adjusted as needed; this weight-loss surgery is reversible.
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Gastric Bypass

This bariatric surgery leads food to bypass a large portion of the small intestine.

Meet Our Bariatric Surgeons

This is the team that can help change your story.

We understand that bariatric surgery is not “the easy way out”; it requires hard work, sacrifice, and an expert medical team to see you through it.

Get to know the pioneers of minimally-invasive weight-loss surgery techniques who would be helping you live a healthier life.

Virtual bariatric surgery consultations are available, call us at 305-585-TRIM to schedule one today.

Moises Jacobs

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery

Eddie Gomez

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery

Roderick J Romero

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery

Irving Miranda-Alicea

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery

Elias Chousleb Mizrahi

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery

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Nationally Accredited Bariatric Surgery Centers

Our surgical weight-loss centers at Jackson North and Jackson South are rated as Accredited Comprehensive Centers by Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP).

This means we’ve demonstrated compliance with the MBSAQIP’s Standards and are dedicated to high quality care for metabolic and bariatric surgery patients.

Our Results: Helping Patients Change Their Stories

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Weight-loss Surgery Helps a Miami Woman Lose Weight and Prepare for Safe Pregnancy

While 35-year-old Juliette Accius was always active, she struggled to maintain a healthy weight. When she lost her brother to suicide in 2016 and then lost her sister a year later, stress and grief magnified the issue.

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Weight-loss Surgery Gives Young Mother Hope

At her heaviest, Martinez weighed 286 pounds, and was diagnosed with high blood pressure by the time she was 34-years-old. Her weight also caused other health problems, including back pain and shortness of breath.

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Weight-Loss Surgery Helped One South Florida Woman Regain her Health, Energy, Confidence and Start a New Business

On January 24, 2018, Dunn had gastric sleeve surgery, a weight-loss procedure where part of the stomach is removed.

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How bariatric surgery takes courage and brings hope

The time had come for Mike Llanes to courageously take his life back. He wanted to wear a pant size less than 68, fit into sneakers again, and stand without pain deep in his bones. Llanes, 28, wanted to live again, have people see him and not his weight.

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