Sutter Pacific’s Bariatric Program in San Francisco and Marin, led by Gregg Jossart, M.D., uses a team approach to provide comprehensive care and long-term support. Our team includes registered dietitians, mental health professionals, a physician assistant, nurse coordinator and a patient services representative to ensure that you have access to continuous, personalized care.

20 Years of Experience

Having helped more than 2,700 people attain their weight loss goals over the last 20 years, Dr. Jossart emphasizes the doctor-patient relationship to help you achieve the best outcome. His philosophy is to take the time needed to make sure you fully understand all of the information. You shouldn’t have to navigate this alone. The program’s monthly weight loss information session and support group meetings help you along this journey.

Our team has helped people achieve their weight loss goals since 1998 and has developed a loyal following of people who appreciate our willingness to listen and our ability to guide them through the difficulties of choosing the right procedure. Dr. Jossart is also one of the few surgeons who offer all four weight loss procedures and revisions:

• Duodental Switch
• Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
• Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Adjustable Gastric Banding

All the Way to Your Goal Weight

You can be confident that a surgery with us leads to excellent results and uses smallest incisions possible to minimize discomfort. And our commitment to helping you achieve your target weight doesn’t end as you leave the operating room. We support you all the way to your goal weight.

We have the experience to guide you successfully through bariatric surgery from start to finish:

• We’ve performed more than 4,000 laparoscopic procedures for complex upper abdominal problems.
• We’ve done nearly 300 weight loss and complex upper abdominal procedures per year since 1998.
• We developed the laparoscopic technique for performing the duodenal switch.
• Our bariatric surgical mortality rate is zero percent.

National Honors

Dr. Jossart and California Pacific Medical Center, where most of our bariatric surgeries are performed, have earned national honors, including:

• The Healthgrades Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award.
• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation from the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The rigorous accreditation review process ensures that we maintain the highest industry standards for bariatric surgical care. Accredited centers must report their outcomes to the MBSAQIP database.
• Recognition as a Center of Excellence by Aetna, Cigna, United Health Care and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CPMC is the only hospital with a comprehensive Center of Excellence status with the ASMBS and these organizations.
• Center of Medical Experience status with Blue Cross.