John Alexander, M.D.
13 Patients
2 Reviews
About John Alexander
John H. Alexander, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Dallas / Fort Worth Bariatric Surgeon
Obesity is a disease and it should be treated as a disease. The Alexander Center for Obesity Surgery, founded by Dr. John H. Alexander, M.D., F.A.C.S., Diplomate American Board of Surgery and member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), offers comprehensive coverage of surgery for obesity.
Fighting obesity is not easy. Never-ending struggles with diets, fluctuating weight and constant insecurity can take their toll on anyone. Many people find themselves trapped in this cycle for years, unable to lose weight and keep it off despite their best efforts. Fortunately, there is hope. Along with the right combination of diet and exercise, obesity surgery can help almost anyone achieve lasting weight loss.
When you entrust your health to a surgeon, you want to know that you are in the right hands. Gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and gastric banding are all complex procedures requiring specialized training and experience in bariatric surgery, as well as tremendous skill. Dr. John Alexander has the advanced training needed to offer a safe and effective surgical weight loss program. Dr. Alexander is a bariatric surgeon who is highly regarded in the field of weight loss surgery and many other doctors and medical professionals choose him specifically to perform bariatric surgery for them or their family members.
Dr. John Alexander works with a team of experienced medical professionals that includes highly skilled physicians, surgeons and nurses, expert psychologists, therapists and dieticians, and a veteran support staff. This team has worked together for many years, and every member is unwaveringly committed to the success of our patients.
Serving the Dallas / Fort Worth area, the Alexander Center for Obesity Surgery has enabled thousands of people to improve their health and lives with a weight loss program that helps them make a change for the better. Our goal is to help you lose weight and then continue to maintain weight control with a healthy life-style.
Obesity is a disease and it should be treated as a disease. The Alexander Center for Obesity Surgery, founded by Dr. John H. Alexander, M.D., F.A.C.S., Diplomate American Board of Surgery and member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), offers comprehensive coverage of surgery for obesity.
Fighting obesity is not easy. Never-ending struggles with diets, fluctuating weight and constant insecurity can take their toll on anyone. Many people find themselves trapped in this cycle for years, unable to lose weight and keep it off despite their best efforts. Fortunately, there is hope. Along with the right combination of diet and exercise, obesity surgery can help almost anyone achieve lasting weight loss.
When you entrust your health to a surgeon, you want to know that you are in the right hands. Gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and gastric banding are all complex procedures requiring specialized training and experience in bariatric surgery, as well as tremendous skill. Dr. John Alexander has the advanced training needed to offer a safe and effective surgical weight loss program. Dr. Alexander is a bariatric surgeon who is highly regarded in the field of weight loss surgery and many other doctors and medical professionals choose him specifically to perform bariatric surgery for them or their family members.
Dr. John Alexander works with a team of experienced medical professionals that includes highly skilled physicians, surgeons and nurses, expert psychologists, therapists and dieticians, and a veteran support staff. This team has worked together for many years, and every member is unwaveringly committed to the success of our patients.
Serving the Dallas / Fort Worth area, the Alexander Center for Obesity Surgery has enabled thousands of people to improve their health and lives with a weight loss program that helps them make a change for the better. Our goal is to help you lose weight and then continue to maintain weight control with a healthy life-style.
Credentials and training
- Medical School Attended
- Kabul University School of Medicine - Kabul, Afghanistan1978
- Residency
- Gen. Surg., St. Francis / Memorial Sloan Kettering - New Jersey / New York1986
- Fellowship
- Oncology Surg., St Joseph Hospital, Stehlin Found. - Houston, Texas1988
Listed procedures
- Adjustable Gastric Band
- Gastric Bypass
- Revision Surgery
- Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
Group Memberships
- ASMBS
Insurance Options
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- Blue Cross
- CIGNA Health Care
- Community Health Network of Connecticut
- Great-West Healthcare
- Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana Employers Health Plan of Georgia Inc.
- Humana, Inc
- Medicare
- PacifiCare Health Systems
- PacifiCare of Texas, Inc.
- Private Healthcare Systems, Inc (PHCS)
- United HealthCare
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Practice and contact
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Dallas, TexasGet directions
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Phone 972-247-7767
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