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George R Merriman, MD, FASMBS
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About George R Merriman
M.D. (1992) - Medical School & Surgery Residency - University of Alabama Hospitals (Birmingham, AL)
B.S. Chemistry (1983) - Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)
Know Your Surgeon:
- Performs Gastric Sleeve, LAP-BAND®, Gastric Bypass, Band with Plication, Band over Bypass, Revisions, SIPS, and ORBERA Intragastric Balloon
- Most experienced Baritric Surgeon in the Ark-La-Tex region
- Has performed over 3500 Bariatric cases
- Recognized "Center of Excellence" and Accredited through MBSAQIP
- The first local Bariatric Surgeon certified on the DaVinci robotic operating system
- Is also an experienced laparoscopic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery, gall bladder removal and hernia repair
Credentials and training
- Medical School Attended
- University Of Alabama - Birmingham, AL1987
- Residency
- University Of Alabama Hospital - Birmingham, AL Surgery1992
Special Training
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ORBERA Gastric Balloon2015
Apollo Endosurgery
Accreditations
- ACS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
- American Board of Surgery
- American College of Surgeons: Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Bariatrics
Procedures offered
- Adjustable Gastric Band
- Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Bypass
- Revision Surgery
- Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
- Gastric Plication
Hospital Affiliations
Group Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- BLIS
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- LAP-BAND
- Shreveport Medical Society
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Practice and contact
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Surgical Specialists Of Shreveport, LLCGet directions
949 Olive Street
Shreveport, Louisiana 71104 -
Phone 318-222-3132
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