Nirmal Jayaseelan, MD

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"One of the most experienced bariatric surgeons in the nation. NirmalJayaseelan, or Dr. Jay as his patients and staff like to call him, has performed more than 7,500 weight-loss operations. His office is conveniently located in north Dallas where he has practiced and performed surgery for the past 18years. Dr. Jay and his staff offer every resource to care for the most complex bariatric patients. Dr. Jay has performed weight-loss surgery on former NFL players, Hollywood actors, and numerous physicians, and nurses. He is long-established in bariatrics and has been named one of the best bariatric surgeons in Dallas by his peers in D Magazine for the past 12 years. Dr. Jay grew up in Lubbock, Texas and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University. After a short career as a systems engineer, attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where he obtained honors in surgical research for a study on shock under Dr.Tom Shires. He then completed a general surgery residency at Oregon health sciences University. Dr. Jay has been trained by Dr. Don Trunkey, a world famous trauma surgeon, Dr. Lee Swanstrom, president of the laparoscopic society Sages, and Dr. John Porter, who is editor of the "Yearbook of vascular surgery." Laparoscopic weight-loss surgery in experienced hands offers patients many benefits while keeping risks very low. Dr. Jay has operated on patients ranging from age 11 to 79 and those who have weighed more than 750 pounds. He is considered a foremost expert in Lap-Sleeve and LAP-BAND surgery, both minimally invasive surgeries. Weight loss is gradualabout eight to 10pounds per month and 60 to 100 pounds per year. The surgeries offer minimal long-term complications when compared to gastric bypass.Dr. Jay has instructed other surgeons about the sleeve and LAP-BANDoperations. He is also performing and instructing surgeons on robotic-assisted surgery. "