William O’Malley, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Director – Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital

Dr. O’Malley is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Rochester Medial Center. He has been a bariatric surgeon since 1997 and has performed nearly 1,000 bariatric surgical procedures. He introduced Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery to the region in 2000 and since successfully completed over 600 Laparoscopic R-Y Gastric Bypass operations.

Dr O’Malley has traveled to other centers to mentor surgeons in the Laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure. He also performs open gastric bypass and duodenal switch operations. Recently, Dr. O’Malley was featured on the Oprah show. Dr O’Malley is a member of the American Society Bariatric Surgeons. He sees patient in private consultation only after they have attended his mandatory informational Bariatric Seminar.

Board Certification: The American Board of Surgery, 1997

Faculty Appointments

  • 4/98 – present: Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642
  • 8/96 – 4/98: Clinical Instructor of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642
  • 8/96 – 10/97: Associate Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 14642

Professional Hospital and Administrative Appointments

  • 8/96 – present: Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY 14620
  • 10/97 – present: Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 14642

Academic and Professional Memberships

  • Fellow American College of Surgeons, 1999
  • American Society for Bariatric Surgery
  • Rochester Surgical Society, 1999-present; Treasurer, 2000-2002
  • Monroe County Medical Society

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