Meet the Team
The Bariatric Center at Columbia St. Mary’s offers comprehensive care before, during, and after surgery. The team is led by a surgeon who is fellowship-trained in bariatric surgery and laparoscopic surgery.
Other team members provide a variety of support and care services. Specialists in nutrition, psychiatry, gastroenterology, sleep medicine, rehabilitation, and endocrinology will work together to help you in your recovery. And our specially trained nursing staff understands your special needs while you receive care in the Bariatric Center.
Surgeons
Joseph Regan, MD, Medical DirectorDr. Regan earned his degree in medicine from Northwestern University in Chicago in 1996. He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore in 2002. In 2003, Dr. Regan completed a fellowship in laparoscopic digestive surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Regan has been board certified in surgery and bariatric surgery since 2003. |
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Craig Siverhus, MD
Dr. Siverhus earned his degree
in medicine from the Medical
College of Wisconsin in 1988. He
completed his residency in
general surgery at the Medical
College of Wisconsin Affiliated
Hospitals in 1993. In 1994, Dr.
Siverhus completed a fellowship
in vascular surgery at St. Louis
University in Missouri.
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Susan Dugan, CBN, Nurse CoordinatorSusan earned her degree in nursing from Columbia University in New York City in 1977. She has extensive experience coordinating and providing care for bariatric patients, and is a certified bariatric nurse. As a patient advocate in the Bariatric Center, Susan provides support for patients in all aspects of their care. She coordinates pre- and postoperative care, and follow-up care well after surgery.
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Other Team MembersMany other Columbia St. Mary’s staff members are members of the Bariatric Center team. Nurses in the Bariatric Center’s inpatient unit, the nursing surgical coordinator, the laparoscopic coordinator, physical therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, anesthesiologists, dietitians, surgical technicians, and others have received special training in meeting the special needs of bariatric patients. |
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