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About Wyoming Bariatrics - (307) 633-7619

A partnership between Consultants in Surgery, P.C. and the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Wyoming Bariatrics was founded by Richard Fermelia, MD, Whitney Parnell, MD, and Take Pullos, MD in 2003.

Meet the Surgeons

Wyoming Bariatrics is the first fully integrated multidisciplinary bariatric surgery program in the state. Our program components include extensive pre-operative education and work-ups, diet and nutrition, exercise physiology, psychology, medical specialists, dedicated bariatric surgical team and long term post-operative follow-up and support groups.

Meet the Surgeons

Dr. Richard Fermelia

Specialty: - Surgery-General, Surgery-Abdominal, Surgery-Colon & Rectal, Surgery-Critical Care, Surgery-Trauma, Surgery-Vascular, Trauma, Sub-specialty: - General Vascular Surgery Years in Practice: 7 Years Education/Training:   Undergraduate: University of Wyoming ,Laramie, WY , BA , 1981-1985 Medical: University of Utah School of Medicine , MD , 1985-1989 Residency: University of Texas Southwestern , Dallas, TX , 1989-1994 Board Certification:Surgery - General Professional Affiliations: American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Wyoming Medical Society, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association Awards: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S)

Dr. Fermelia is presently the Chief of Surgery at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne. He has developed a comprehensive bariatric surgery program for the treatment of clinically severe obesity -- "Wyoming Bariatrics". He has taken a special interest in Laparoscopic surgery and is presently the only surgeon in Laramie County who performs Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. He was trained by Dr. Jefferson Vaughn of Jupiter Florida in Open Gastric Bypass. He received training in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass from Dr. Stephen Scott and Dr. Roger De La Torre from St. Louis, MO.  Drs. Scott and De La Torre have published numerous papers on the topic of bariatric surgery and are extremely well respected within the community having performed over 2000 weight loss procedures. He also has extensive experience in other advanced laparoscopic surgery including anti-reflux surgery (heartburn) and laparoscopic colon surgery. Dr. Fermelia has a fully developed practice for the management of breast diseases including breast cancer. He was the first physician and is the most experienced physician to offer this type of surgery in Laramie County.

Specialty: - Surgery-General, Surgery-Abdominal, Surgery-Colon & Rectal, Surgery-Trauma Sub-specialty: - General Vascular Surgery Years in Practice: 3 Years Education/Training:   Undergraduate: University of Wyoming ,Laramie , B.S. , 1988-1990 Medical: Creighton University School of Medicine , M.D. , 1991-1995 Residency: Phoenix Integrated Residency , Phoenix, AZ , 1995-2000 Board Certification:Surgery - General Professional Affiliations: Wyoming Medical Society, American College of Surgeons Awards: Bachelor of Science with honors- Phi Beta Kappa , Doctorate of Medicine- Magna Cum Laude

Dr. Take Pullos

Specialty: - Surgery-General, Surgery-Abdominal, Surgery-Colon & Rectal, Surgery-Critical Care, Surgery-Trauma, Surgery-Vascular, Trauma, Sub-specialty: - General Vascular Surgery Years in Practice: 20 Years Education/Training:   Undergraduate: University of Wyoming ,Laramie, WY , BS , 1973 Medical: University of New Mexico School of Medicine , M.D. , 1977 Residency: University of California- Davis , Sacramento, CA , 1978-1983 Board Certification:Surgery - General Professional Affiliations: Wyoming Medical Society, American Medical Association

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