Dr. Geller Louisville, Kentucky 40207

Name: David R. Geller, MD
Last name: Geller
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2001
Years experience: 22
Primary Specialty: Bariatric Surgeon
Business: Bariatric Surgeons of Kentuckiana
Address: 3999 Dutchmans Lane
Address suite: Suite 1E
City: Louisville
State: Kentucky
Zip Code: 40207
Country: US
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No
Clinical Privileges: 
  • Castle Medical Center
GPS coordinates on map: 38.2561,-85.75150299

Primary location: 
Location name: Louisville
State: KY
Country: US
Map point: 38.2561,-85.75150299

David R. Geller, MD

Treatments: 
  • Duodenal Switch
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Gastric Sleeve Surgery
  • Lap Band

RealSelf Info

Rating: 5.0
Profile views: 1576
Answer count: 11
Review count: 2
5 star count: 1
Total star count: 1
Star rating: 2.403663653132
Profile created: Feb 20, 2013
Profile modified: Oct 2, 2019
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Bariatric Surgeon, Board Certified in General Surgery
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Apr 1, 2013
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Louisville, KY, US. GPS coordinates: 38.2561,-85.75150299

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Lap Band (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lap Band (Nov 2008) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Lap Band (Jul 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lap Band (Jul 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lap Band (Nov 2008) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Lap Band (Nov 2008) – Overall rating: 0/5
  • Lap Band (Nov 2008) – Overall rating: 0/5
  • Lap Band (Nov 2008) – Overall rating: 0/5
  • Lap Band (Nov 2008) – Overall rating: 0/5
  • Lap Band (Nov 2008) – Overall rating: 0/5

Latest Prices

Lap Band Prices

  • $8000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Louisville, KY
  • $8000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Louisville, KY
  • $8000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Louisville, KY
  • $12000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Louisville, KY
  • $12000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Louisville, KY
  • $12000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Louisville, KY
  • $12000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Louisville, KY

Doctor’s answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
I was wondering could I be a candidate for gastric by pass?
bariatric surgery criteria
Mar 15, 2016
At your height of 5’5″ and weight of 180 pounds, your BMI (body mass index) is 30.0 kg/m^2. this is too low to qualify for bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery guidelines, for surgeries like gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric band, biliopancreatic diversion, the minimum  BMI is 35-40 if there are co-exisiting medical problems, such as heart disease, sleep apnea, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes. If the BMI is over 40, then most insurance policies would not require a…
I am 27 years old, I’m 5’7″ and a half, and weigh 261lbs. What bariatric surgery is the safest?
No one right answer
May 11, 2015
At 5’7″, 261 pounds, your BMI is 40.9 kg/m^2. I feel the lap-band is overall the safest procedure and is reversible, but typically is less effective than either a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass. In the last few years, sleeve gastrectomy has gained in popularity, and appears to be the most frequently performed bariatric surgery, and gastric bypass is a close second, and the band is a distant third. The gastric bypass has more risks than a sleeve, but is better at controlling…
Is it possible after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass I’ll weight around 130-140 lbs from 295 lbs?
realistic weight loss
Sep 14, 2014
I calculated your BMI as 44.85 based on your current height and weight. Weight loss after bariatric surgery is expressed as percent of excess body weight lost. Your ideal weight is between 121 (=BMI 18.5) and 164 (=BMI 25). Then your excess weight is 131, meaning the amount over 164 (295-164=131). To lose 70% of 131 is losing down to 203 pounds. At 203 pounds your BMI would be 30.9. I am not saying it is impossible to lose down to 130-140, but losing about 100 pounds is more realistic….
I read that people with an auto-immune disease can not have the band. What about the gastric bypass
autoimmune disease and the band
Jun 24, 2014
Yes it is true that patients with auto-immune disease like lupus should not have a gastric band placed. This is either Lap-Band or Realize band. It is thought to cause an increased risk of complications, mainly erosion of the band. I recommend patients with those contraindications to the band undergo sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass. In doing either of these stapling procedures, the staples are left in the GI tract forever, but are non-reactive and do not cause problems in patients…
I’m 24 years old 5’2 and weigh 235. Am I eligible for gastric sleeve?
eligible for sleeve gastrectomy
Apr 16, 2014
Yes. at a BMI of 43 you are eligible. Unfortunately, long term studies suggest at this BMI the chances of significant weight loss are very low with treatments other than surgery. There are several surgical options for weight loss, including banding, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion. I list in increasing order of effectiveness and risk. In the last few years sleeve gastrectomy has become very popular, and if these trends continue, it will likely become…
My father is going in for gastric bypass, what are the chances he won’t make it through surgery?
Complications after gastric bypass surgery
Mar 7, 2014
Every procedure does carry some risks. There is even a very small risk of death. Overall the risk is related to the medical problems of the patient going into surgery. But as far as weight-loss surgery goes for most people the long-term risks are lower after weight-loss surgery compared to not having weight-loss surgery. That includes the risk of dying. In other words for most people, it is safer to undergo surgery and lose weight then it is to do nothing at all.I hope this helps.David…
What will Gastric Bypass do to me if I have it done a second time?
Weight regain and revision bariatric surgery
Mar 7, 2014
Success with weight-loss surgery depends not only on a well performed surgery but also on careful compliance and follow up. Results from revision surgery are all over the board. If the cause of weight regain is related to a stretched out pouch, there are several options for making this smaller. One is performed endoscopic and is not covered by insurance and is called Rose procedure. Another is to surgically make the pouch and intestinal connection smaller, but this is the most difficult…

Last updated on 12/26/2023