Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital
Our Providers
William O'Malley, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Director - Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital
Dr. O’Malley is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Rochester Medial Center. He has been a bariatric surgeon since 1997 and has performed nearly 1,000 bariatric surgical procedures. He introduced Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery to the region in 2000 and since successfully completed over 600 Laparoscopic R-Y Gastric Bypass operations.
Dr O’Malley has traveled to other centers to mentor surgeons in the Laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure. He also performs open gastric bypass and duodenal switch operations. Recently, Dr. O'Malley was featured on the Oprah show. Dr O’Malley is a member of the American Society Bariatric Surgeons. He sees patient in private consultation only after they have attended his mandatory informational Bariatric Seminar.




