Surgeons

Dieter Pohl, MD FACS Dieter Pohl, MD FACS
Bariatric Surgery (weight loss surgery) since 2000
Practicing surgeon in Rhode Island since 1999
   
 
Medical School: University of Cologne, Germany
Residency: University of Goettingen, Germany and Universtiy Hospital
Cologne-Porz
Germany, Flushing Hospital, Queens, NY, New York
Hospital Queens, N.Y
Fellowships: Laparoscopic surgery at the University of Washington, Seattle
Operations performed:
(mostly laparoscopic)
  • Hernia
  • Gallbladder
  • Stomach (reflux, tumors, cancer)
  • Weight loss surgery/Bariatric surgery
  • Esophagus (reflux, swallowing problems)
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Colon (diverticulitis, tumors, cancer)
  • Intestine (inflammation, tumors, cancer)
  • Appendix
  • Spleen
  • Adrenal gland
  • Adhesions
  • Skin
Languages Spoken: English, German, Spanish, French. Portuguese by staff member.
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Jeannine Giovanni, MD Jeannine Giovanni, MD
Bariatric Surgery (weight loss surgery) since 2005
Practice of Bariatric Surgery in Hartford, CT 2005 to 2006
Practicing Surgeon in Rhode Island since 2006
   
 
Medical School: Medical School University of Connecticut, Hartford
Residency: Surgery Residency at Boston University
Fellowships: Bariatric Surgery (weight loss surgery) St. Francis Hospital, Hartford
Operations performed:
(mostly laparoscopic)
  • Hernia
  • Gallbladder
  • Stomach (tumors, cancer)
  • Weight loss surgery/Bariatric surgery
  • Colon (diverticulitis, tumors, cancer)
  • Intestine (inflammation, tumors, cancer)
  • Appendix
  • Spleen
  • Adhesions
  • Skin
  • Breast (tumors, cancer)