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The right team can change your life

VCU Health’s expert gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeons partner with a multidisciplinary team of specialists, therapists, and consultants to offer you comprehensive, team-based care. This team allows us to meet your needs on every level, from your medical care and lifestyle coaching to follow-up care. Together, we focus on supporting your physical, nutritional, and emotional well-being before, during, and after your surgery.

Our board-certified surgeons offer effective treatments to improve your quality of life. We specialize in advanced laparoscopic (minimally invasive), robotic or endoscopic procedures for foregut diseases, as well as bariatric and metabolic surgeries.

Conditions and diseases treated

• Abdominal wall and inguinal hernias
• Esophageal and gastric (foregut) diseases (like hiatal paraesophageal hernias, GERD, esophageal achalasia, gastric tumors and gastroparesis)
• Gallbladder and splenic diseases
• Obesity and metabolic disease

Schedule an appointment with our team

Request a call to schedule an appointment or call us directly at (804) 827-0045.

For more information, email us at helpforobesity@vcuhealth.org.

One of America’s Best Weight Loss Clinics & Centers

Our surgical and medical weight loss programs ranked among the Best Weight Loss Clinics & Centers 2025 by Newsweek and Statista. Additionally, VCU Health’s Richmond-based hospitals are the only ones in the metro area to be recognized by Newsweek. Newsweek partnered with Statista, a global research firm, to rank the nation’s best hospitals for specialized care. They compiled data from patient satisfaction surveys, accreditations and industry recommendations to develop the rankings.

Why choose us for your weight loss surgery?

VCU Health is a pioneer in the development of weight loss surgery and continues to serve at the forefront of the field. We were the first in Virginia to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass and we have now performed over 7,000 of successful surgeries. Our skilled physicians have years of specialized training and extensive experience and offer personalized guidance for your follow-up care.

The key to successful weight loss surgery is education. The more you know about this life-altering procedure, the more you’ll understand how your new lifestyle can transform you. The first step is to attend one of our free informational seminars to educate yourself on the various options. We offer live, virtual seminars every month, or you can view our on-demand video seminar at your convenience.

You’ll learn:

• Risks and benefits of surgery
• Health problems associated with obesity
• Types of surgery offered

Our New Beginnings support group is open to all potential and current weight loss surgery patients and their families. Meetings provide an opportunity to discuss weight loss and lifestyle issues, and to ask questions and gather important insights about weight loss surgery.

Exceptional care by Richmond ‘Top Docs’ 

Dr. Guilherme Campos has been recognized as a 'Top Doc' by Richmond Magazine for the past 8 years in a row. His colleague, Dr. Jennifer Salluzzo, has also been recognized. Learn more about the other 200-plus providers who made the list this year.

Accreditation matters

Our experience and results have built a respected reputation throughout the nation, including  recognition and accreditation as a Comprehensive Center by the American College of Surgeons' Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) to care for adults with clinically severe obesity. 

We pride ourselves on patient satisfaction. VCU Health is recognized nationally for a variety of important medical advances and the highest level of clinical care and expertise, providing patients with the most advanced treatments and medical technology available today.

We are also a Comprehensive Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Center of Distinction, Center of Excellence (COE) by United Healthcare, COE by Aetna, and an Aetna Institute of Quality®.

Learn more about the Aetna Institutes of Quality® (IOQ) network.

We’re a team of fellowship-trained surgeons focused on delivering exemplary patient-centered care. We are supported by an outstanding multidisciplinary team of nurses, nurse practitioners and endocrinologists. We have a spectacular hospital system with multiple easy-access clinic locations, state-of-the-art operating rooms and a postoperative floor with private rooms and dedicated nurses. It will be a privilege and honor to have you choose us as your team. We look forward to meeting you. – Dr. Guilherme Campos, Division Chair