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Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD
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Dr. Sivamainthan Vithiananthan is a bariatric and weight loss surgeon located in Providence RI. Dr. Vithiananthan has 16 years of experience performing Lap-Band and other weight loss surgery. Currently 5 of our members have Dr. Vithiananthan listed as their Lap Band Surgeon.
After directing a successful comprehensive surgical weight loss program in New York, I am currently expanding the Miriam Hospital Bariatric Surgery program in a state-of-the art hospital with extensive preop and post op services along with excellent nursing care. Most recently, The Miriam Hospital has been designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
After directing a successful comprehensive surgical weight loss program in New York, I am currently expanding the Miriam Hospital Bariatric Surgery program in a state-of-the art hospital with extensive preop and post op services along with excellent nursing care. Most recently, The Miriam Hospital has been designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Overview
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Years of Experience16
Surgeries
- Fobi Pouch
- Vertical Sleeve (VSG)
- LAP-BAND®
- LGBP
- Mini Gastric Bypass
- Revision
- Roux-en-Y
- Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
- Sleeve Gastrectomy
- LAP-BAND
- Gastric Bypass