Gastric Bypass Surgery

The bariatric surgery program at PCMH and the Brody School of Medicine began in 1978, with the pioneering work of Dr. Walter Pories. Together with Dr. Adrianus Van Rij, Pories standardized the dimensions of a new surgery – the gastric bypass – to produce the Greenville Gastric Bypass. The operation, which proved to be a success, launched the bariatric surgery program to a new level of surgical excellence. The program has since grown quickly, attracting patients not only from North Carolina, but also from the surrounding states of Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina. The team of bariatric surgeons at PMCH has treated patients from numerous other states, as well as from Spain, France, and Japan.

Today, bariatric surgery is performed at PCMH by five experienced surgeons who represent two separate practices in Greenville. Drs. Kenneth MacDonald, William Chapman and John Pender are associated with ECU Physicians at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Drs. Wade Naziri and Christian Mann are associated with Southern Surgical Associates in Greenville.