The Weight Loss Dr.

We believe a surgeon does more than operate. The surgeon is a unique person who knows your anatomy -- knows you inside and out.

We believe a surgeon should be available to you. Today when many practices rush through patients, we give you access to your surgeon. Access through email, the internet, the telephone, and in the office. Did you ever have a simple question you wanted to ask your doctor? Imagine if you could email and ask a simple question -- no office, no co-pays, just a simple question that is answered quickly - a fast email. It isn't just a dream -- it is the way we run our practice.

Dr. Simpson has been doing weight loss surgery and laparoscopic surgery since 1991. He has done thousands of laparoscopic cases. He received his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees from The University of Chicago, and surgical residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. He is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, as well as a Fellow in The American College of Surgeons. He has authored three books about weight loss surgery as well as a number of articles. Because of Dr. Simpson's extensive experience in performing LAP-BAND procedures, and because he is the leading LAP-BAND bariatric surgeon in the Southwest, he was recently selected as a proctor by LAP-BAND maker, Allergan. As Allergan's LAP-BAND proctor, Dr. Simpson is now authorized by Allergan to teach other bariatric surgeons how to perform the LAP-BAND procedure for their patients.

Dr. Simpson loves to stay in touch with his patients, and answers their emails, even between surgery cases -- on his blackberry.