Dmitri V. Baranov, MD, PhD, FACS

Dr. Dmitri Baranov is a bariatric and weight loss surgeon located in and affiliated with Saratoga Hospital. Dr. Baranov has 18 years of experience performing Lap-Band and other weight loss surgery. Currently 75 of our members have Dr. Baranov listed as their Lap Band Surgeon.

Dr. Baranov was named Medical Director of Saratoga Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Program because of his exceptional combination of experience, credentials, successful results, and empathy for bariatric patients. He chose to specialize in bariatric surgery because “no other act in medical practice has such a profound, positive impact on patient health, well-being, and quality of life.”
A native of Russia, Dr. Baranov earned his medical degree from Saratov State Medical University. He also holds a PhD from Russian State Medical University in Moscow. After coming to the U.S., Dr. Baranov completed a general surgery residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York and a fellowship in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery at Boston University Medical Center.
Dr. Baranov is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. He has published numerous articles and abstracts.
Under Dr. Baranov’s leadership, Saratoga Bariatric Surgery Program has received National accreditation at the highest designation level by MBSAQIP (Joint accreditation by American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) and a Blue Distinction Center designation for Bariatric Surgery.

Dr Baranov is an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence Surgeon, who devotes 100% of his professional time to bariatric surgery. He has completed hundreds of successful bariatric procedures.