Welcome to the Caring Expertise of Dr. Francis W. Teng, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Francis Teng helps patients considered dangerously overweight to gain control over their bodies, health, life, and self-esteem. His range of surgical expertise enables patients to choose the best alternative for their special circumstances and his attentive follow-up care aims at sustaining the desired results.
Dr. Teng, a board-certified General Surgeon (American Board of Surgery), a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS), is Chief of Surgery and Medical Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at MountainView Hospital (HCA).
Dr. Teng completed his surgical residency at the renowned Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He brought his compassion and advanced technology skills to Las Vegas in 1998. As a specialist in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, he has performed thousands of procedures including:
- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass surgery
- Laparoscopic Gastric Banding surgery
- Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux surgery (GERD)
- Laparoscopic Colon-Small Intestine surgery
- Laparoscopic Adrenal Gland removal
- Laparoscopic Spleen removal
- Laparoscopic Gallbladder removal
- Laparoscopic Hernia repair
- Laparoscopic Appendix removal
In his specialties, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, alone, Dr. Teng has performed more than 350 procedures. As a general surgeon, he also performs such procedures as breast surgery and thyroid-parathyroid surgery.
Dr. Teng's passion for bringing long-term weight loss to morbidly obese patients led him to develop the comprehensive bariatric program at MountainView Hospital in 2002. He strives to provide the safest and most comprehensive surgical and post-operative care to each individual, as demonstrated by his excellent "above national average" outcomes and well-recognized, award-winning reputation as a local community surgeon voted among his peers and the general public.
To get more information about bariatric procedures, laparoscopic surgery and related care from a friendly staff person who can answer your questions, please call (702) 838-5888.