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Andrew Kramer, D.O.,F.A.C.S.

30 Patients 4 Reviews
Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
423-245-6101
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About Andrew Kramer

Bariatric surgeon Dr. Andrew Kramer had laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery himself in 2004. This personal experience as a bariatric patient puts him in a unique position to relate to other weight-loss patients. And since incorporating bariatric surgery into his practice a few years before that, he has performed more than 1,300 bariatric surgeries at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn. Dr. Kramer also serves as the bariatric program medical director for the hospital’s Comprehensive Weight Management Center. He is recognized by MBSAQIP as a Verified Surgeon, was a founding member of the Virginia Bariatric Society and is a member of the Tennessee Bariatric Society. He received his medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1987 and completed his residency at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Stratford, N.J. Board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery in General Surgery, a Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Kramer is a physician at Surgical Associates of Kingsport.

Credentials and training

NPI
1205844024 An NPI identifies a US provider. It does not establish current credentials or clinical quality.
Medical School Attended
NY College of Osteopathic Medicine - Old Westbury, NY1987
Residency
Kennedy Memorial Hospital, UMDNJ - Stratford, NJ1992
View listed training (2)

  • ASBS-Essentials Course2001

    , Bariatric Surgery

  • Gregory Schroder MD

    , Bariatric Surgery

Listed procedures

  • Adjustable Gastric Band
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Revision Surgery
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

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