Experience

Grand Health Partners

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bariatric Surgeon and Medical Director Grand Health Partners

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Bariatric Surgeon and Executive Vice President

  • Nov 2008 - Present

  Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Co-founded Grand Health Partners in November of 2008 for the primary purpose of treating the chronic disease of obesity with a continuum of care involving diet, exercise, anti-obesity medications and bariatric/metabolic surgery. Specializes in Metabolic Surgery (vertical sleeve gastrectomy, roux-en-y gastric bypass, duodenal switch, and revision surgeries) and the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia repair.



BFKW LLC

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner and Co-founder

  • 2005 - Present

  BFKW LLC is developing a minimally invasive and removable device to help in the treatment of obesity.



Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Surgeon and Co-Medical Director

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Manistique, Michigan, United States Along with Co-Director, Dr. Derek Nagle, and the team at SCMH, developed the bariatric/metabolic surgery clinic dedicated to the treatment of patients suffering with the chronic disease of obesity.



TREO Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management

• Director Community and Independent Practice Committee

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  The CIP Committee is focused on helping Private Practice and Community surgeons excel in practice management to increase access to Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery for patients suffering with obesity.



Lifepoint Health®

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bariatric Surgeon and Co-Medical Director

  • May 2015 - Dec 2020

  Marquette, Michigan, United States Co-Director of Bariatric Surgery at Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette (Duke-Life Point).



Mercy Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bariatric Surgery Medical Director

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2020

  Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Developed and maintained the Bariatric Surgery Service at Mercy Health Saint Mary's Grand Rapids.