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About Us

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Highland Hospital’s Bariatric Center is the regional leader in bariatric surgery.

Our team is recognized for providing high-quality, comprehensive bariatric surgical care even with the most challenging and complex patients. We take a multidisciplinary approach and partner with patients for the best long-term outcomes.

Meet Our Surgeons

William E. O’Malley, M.D.

Dr. O’Malley is the Director of the Bariatric Surgery program at Highland Hospital. He has been a bariatric surgeon since 1997 and has performed more than 4,000 bariatric surgical procedures in his career. He introduced laparoscopic bariatric surgery to the region in 2000. Dr. O’Malley has traveled within the region and internationally to teach and demonstrate advanced laparoscopic techniques in bariatric surgery. He has mentored and trained numerous surgeons to perform the surgery. A familiar face on television, he was featured on the Oprah Winfrey show and is known as a contributing expert for Good Housekeeping and Redbook Magazines.

Dr. O’Malley is a past president of the Rochester Surgical Society. He received his medical degree from Stony Brook University Health Science Center School of Medicine and did his residency in surgery at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and his internship in surgery at SUNY Buffalo

Accepting New Patients -Appointment: (585) 341-0366

Joseph A. Johnson, M.D.

Dr. Johnson, who also serves as Chief of the Bariatric/GI division within the University of Rochester Department of Surgery, is an award winning physician and a former president of the Rochester Surgical Society. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College and did his residency and internships in general surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Dr. Johnson is known for his expertise in minimally invasive surgery and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Accepting New Patients -Appointment: (585) 341-0366