Bariatric Surgery
in Sarasota

HCA Florida Surgical Weight Loss Specialists - Bradenton

Board-certified bariatric surgeons (American Board of Surgery)

HCA Florida Surgical Weight Loss Specialists in Bradenton is a hospital-affiliated bariatric surgery practice operating under the HCA Florida Healthcare network, with surgeons credentialed at HCA Florida Blake Hospital and other regional HCA facilities. The program offers a full range of metabolic and weight-loss surgical procedures, including laparoscopic and robotic sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass (Roux-en-Y), and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS) for higher-BMI patients. Rather than a solo-surgeon office, it functions as a multidisciplinary team that wraps surgery with nonsurgical support such as nutrition counseling, fitness guidance, and emotional/behavioral support throughout the weight-loss journey. Bariatric surgeons practicing in this Bradenton orbit include Dr. Stelios Rekkas and Dr. Sharla Sundberg, the latter trained at the University of Texas Medical Branch. The practice targets adults with obesity who qualify for surgical intervention and emphasizes building an individualized treatment plan before recommending an operation. As part of HCA's larger surgical weight-loss footprint, it is positioned for patients who want surgery backed by a major hospital system's resources.