Kumaran Chinnappan, M.D,FACS,FASMBS.

Dr. Kumaran Chinnappan is a bariatric and weight loss surgeon located in and affiliated with Mercy Hospital. Dr. Chinnappan has 17 years of experience performing Lap-Band and other weight loss surgery. Currently 24 of our members have Dr. Chinnappan listed as their Lap Band Surgeon.

Kumaran Chinnappan MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS is a bariatric/weight loss surgeon practicing in Saint Louis region. He performs sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, gastric band and revision weight loss procedures as well as endoscopic gastric balloons regularly.Known for his great bedside manners and surgical skills, his care philosophy is "You are not alone in the fight against Obesity".He is American board certified in surgery and fellowship trained in bariatric surgery. He is a fellow of the American college of surgeons, American society of metabolic and bariatric surgery(ASMBS) and fellow of the Royal college of surgeons in England,London,UK.