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Samuel E. Bledsoe, M.D.

37 Patients 5 Reviews
#7 Shackleford West Blvd
Little Rock, Arkansas 72223

About Samuel E. Bledsoe

[color=rgb(51,51,51)][font=Nunito][url="http://www.drsamuelbledsoe.com/about.php"]Dr. Samuel Bledsoe [/url]is the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital (CSFCH) in Alexandria, LA. He has been performing bariatric surgery in Central Louisiana since 2009. He is a partner at Mid-Louisiana Surgical Specialists, the Section Chief of Surgery at CSFCH, a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. [/font][/color]
[color=rgb(51,51,51)][font=Nunito]Dr. Bledsoe has dedicated his professional life to helping those who struggle with obesity, and he has provided safe and successful bariatric surgery to hundreds of bariatric patients. His reputation is such that people have traveled from foreign countries, the Carribean, and nearly every state in the Southeast and Midwest for him to intervene on their behalf. He and his team of specially trained nurses, exercise physiologists, and dieticians guide patients through every step of the process in order to ensure that their procedure is as safe and effective as possible.[/font][/color]
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[color=rgb(51,51,51)][font=Nunito]If you would like Dr. Bledsoe to assist you with your weight loss or health related goals, please contact [url="http://www.drsamuelbledsoe.com/contact.php"]Mid-Louisiana Surgical Specialists [/url]today in order to schedule a consultation.[/font][/color]

Credentials and training

Medical School Attended
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine - Little Rock AK2004
Residency
Carraway Methodist Medical Center - Birmingham AL2009
Fellowship
Mini-Fellowship Bariatric Surgery - University Of Alabama Birmingham AL2009
View listed training (3)
  • Gastric Bypass Preceptorship2010

  • Realize Gastric Band Training2009

  • Sleeve Gastrectomy Preceptorship2009

Accreditations

  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

Listed procedures

  • Adjustable Gastric Band
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Revision Surgery
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy

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  • American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

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