William O'Malley, M.D.

Professional Background

Dr. O'Malley is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Rochester Medial Center and the Director of Bariatric Surgery at Highland Hospital. He has been a bariatric surgeon since 1997 and has performed nearly 4,000 bariatric surgical procedures. He introduced Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery to the region in 2000.

He was certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1997.

Dr. O'Malley performs multiple types of Bariatric procedures depending on an individual patients need. He is experienced in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Open Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch, Open Duodenal Switch, Banded Gastroplasty, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies. Dr. O'Malley performs the largest number of Bariatric procedures in New York.

Dr O'Malley has traveled within the Region and internationally to teach and demonstrate advanced Laproscopic techniques in Bariatric Surgery. He has mentored and trained numerous surgeons to perform Bariatric Surgery profession. Recently, Dr. O'Malley has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey show and was asked to contribute to Good Housekeeping/Redbook magazine in 2009 as a subject matter expert.

Dr. O'Malley is actively involved in improving the Quality of patient care at Highland Hospital. He has been Co-Chair of the Surgical Quality Committee and is a Surgical Representative for the Credentialing Committee. He is the Medical Director of the Bariatric Fellowship program.

- Dr. O'Malley is a member of the Fellow American College of Surgeons 1999-Present
- Rochester Surgical Society, 1999- Present ( Past President)
- Monroe County Medical Society 2001-Present
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2001-Present