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Russell Gornichec, M.D., P.C., FACS
Dr. Russell Gornichec is the Medical Director of Integris Surgical Weight Loss Center at Baptist Medical Center and the Medical Director of the Weight Loss Center of Oklahoma.
Dr.  Gornichec began his career as a fireman/paramedic in the Dallas, Texas area and with the advice of two trauma surgeons decided to pursue a career as a medical doctor. After graduating from medical school and completing his surgical training, he moved to Oklahoma where he served as an active duty general surgeon for the United States Air Force until 2003. In that same year, he entered private practice where he performed the first laparoscopic gastric bypass in Edmond, Oklahoma. He proceeded to join forces with Integris Baptist Medical Center where he has led the weight loss surgery program to achieve American College of Surgeons Center of Excellence status.
At the end of 2010, Dr. Gornichec performed the first robotic weight loss surgical procedure in Oklahoma at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City and continues to develop the weight loss surgery landscape in Oklahoma City.
On a personal note, Dr. Gornichec and his wife enjoy the outdoors: snow skiing, boating and playing golf and have just moved into their new home near the Quail Springs Mall.
Education:
- Medical School: University of Texas, Southwestern - Dallas, TX (graduated 1994)
- Residency: Baylor University Medical Center - Dallas, TX (finished 1999)
Memberships:
- American Medical Association
- American Board of Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Oklahoma Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Specialized Training in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgical Techniques:
- Name: Baylor University Medical Center
Date: 1994-1999
Training Covered: Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery
- Name: Ethicon Endoscopy Bariatric-preceptorship
Date: April 2003
Training Covered: Bariatric Surgery
- Name: ASBS Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course
Date: 1/24/2004
Training Covered: Bariatric Surgery
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