Dr. Kemmeter practices
Bariatric Surgery,
Critical Care Surgery,
and General Surgery
in
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Dr. Paul Kemmeter
graduated
with an MD 13 years ago.
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Bariatric surgery (gastric bypass surgery) is performed to treat severe obesity. A bariatric surgeon is a physician who performs surgery on the stomach and/or intestines of obese patients to reduce the size of the stomach, and therefore allow less food to be ingested, resulting in weight loss. Bariatric or gastric bypass surgery, also known as roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is performed to create a small pouch that bypasses part of the intestine.
Obesity is damaging to one’s health: some of the negative effects of obesity are heart disease, diabetes, some forms of cancer, hypertension, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, arthritis; and obesity more »
Professional Experience
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
AMA
Association Bariatric Society
SCCM
Physician Treats
Achalasia,
Biliary Dyskinesia,
Common Bile Tract (Bile Duct) Stones,
Gall bladder & liver disease,
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease,
Gerd (Gastroesophageal Reflux Or Acid Reflux Disease),
Heartburn,
Obesity
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Physician Performs
Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck),
Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery),
Cholecystectomy ,
Colonoscopy,
Endoscopy,
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery,
Laparoscopic gall bladder removal,
Laparoscopic surgery,
Minimally invasive surgery
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