Surgical and Medical Staff

Robert T. Marema

M.D., F.A.C.S.

Michael Perez

M.D., F.A.C.S.

Keith Kim

M.D.

Robert T. Marema, M.D., F.A.C.S.

 

M.D. 1982, University of Miami, School of Medicine

 

Advanced Training Internship and Residency:

  • University of Miami, Florida

  • Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Surgery 1989

  • American Board of Surgery, Recertification 1998

Specialties:

  • Bariatric Surgery: Open and Laparoscopic

  • Adjustable Gastric Banding

  • Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Revision
  • General Surgery

Hospital Staff Privileges:

  • Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

  • Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Celebration, FL

  • Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, Florida

Personal Affiliations:

  • Fellow of the American College of Surgery

  • Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery

  • Member of the American Medical Association

  • Member of the Florida Medical Association

  • Member of the Broward County Medical Association

  • Member of the Ft. Lauderdale Surgical Society

  • Member of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons

  • Member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery

  • Member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity

Dr. Marema is one of the most respected physicians in bariatric medicine. When ObesityHelp magazine released its top 100 "Surgeon Rankings...Lives Transformed Score" (July 2003), derived from information collected from over 150,000 bariatric patients, Dr. Marema was listed as #1.


Dr. Marema concurrently serves as:

  • Director of U.S. Bariatric Management Institute

  • Medical Director of U.S. Bariatric

  • Medical Director of Bariatric Services at Flagler Hospital

  • Co-Medical Director of Bariatric Services at Holy Cross Hospital

This challenging situation gives Dr. Marema the advantage of overseeing one of the world’s largest bariatric programs from three different administrative perspectives.

As a bariatric surgeon, Dr. Marema has changed the lives of thousands of formerly obese individuals, and, as an innovator and pioneer, he has helped in the development of new medical devices and the refinement of several bariatric procedures. The bariatric program created by Dr. Marema at U.S. Bariatric and Holy Cross Hospital isbariatric surgery considered by many to be one of the best in the world.

As lecturer, moderator, and instructor, Dr. Robert Marema has been instrumental in the training of hundreds of bariatric surgeons and influential in the training of thousands. This year alone, he will facilitate at numerous courses and programs presented by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS), Cleveland Clinic, Ethicon Endo-Surgery (a Johnson & Johnson company), the European Surgical Institute (ESI), The Association of Latin American Endoscopic Surgeons (ALACE), and USBMI, among others.

 

Not only is Dr. Marema a bariatric surgeon, he is also a successful bariatric patient.

 

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Michael A. Perez, M.D., F.A.C.S.

 

M.D. 1991 Rush Medical College, Chicago Illinois

 

ADVANCED TRAINING INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY

  • Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center

  • University of South Florida

Specialties:

  • Bariatric Surgery: Open and Laparoscopic

  • Adjustable Gastric Banding

  • Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Revision
  • General Surgery

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery

  • American Medical Association

  • Broward County Medical Association

  • Southeast Surgical Congress

  • American Society of Bariatric Surgery

  • International Society of Bariatric Surgery

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES

  • Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

  • Imperial Point Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

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Keith Kim, M.D.

 

M.D. 1994 University of North Carolina, School of Medicine with honors

ADVANCED TRAINING INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY

  • University of North Carolina

  • Chief Resident of the Year, Wake Medical Center

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Specialties:

  • Bariatric Surgery: Open and Laparoscopic

  • Adjustable Gastric Banding

  • Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Revision
  • General Surgery

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery

  • American College of Surgeons

  • American Medical Association

  • American Society for Bariatric Surgery

  • Mississippi State Medical Association

  • Mississippi Chapter of American Trauma Society

  • Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society

  • Southern Medical Association

  • Florida Medical Association

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HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES

  • Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Celebration, FL

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