Team of Experts - Surgical
Garth Davis, MD
Dr. Garth Davis graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Texas in Austin. He attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and graduated with high honors.
Dr. Davis completed his surgical residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. While in Michigan, he gained extensive experience in general surgical disciplines. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Davis has earned credits from many post-graduate courses including laparoscopic and bariatric surgery and has trained with national leaders in weight loss surgery.
Dr. Davis has had extensive training in laparoscopic surgery and has studied the creation of a full-service, integrated weight loss center. He has specialized in bariatric surgery and now performs laparoscopic adjustable banding. He is currently Medical Director of weight loss surgery at The Methodist Hospital.
Robert Davis, MD
Dr. Davis attended the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and graduated in 1963. He pursued his post-graduate education in London & Edinburgh in Great Britain, New York, Galveston and Houston. He was certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1973 and recertified in 1987 and 1997. He has written many scientific papers and made presentations at scientific meetings. He is a member of several medical and surgical societies and has been awarded certificates by the American Medical Association for continuing education.
Dr. Davis is an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and deputy chief of the department of surgery at The Methodist Hospital. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. He has given many presentations and published scientific papers. He is currently the chairman of the bariatric surgery committee at Methodist.
Robert Marvin, MD
Dr. Robert Marvin is a Board Certified General Surgeon practicing in Houston. He has additional certification in Surgical Critical Care, and is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons.
Dr. Marvin is 41 years old. He earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California in 1985, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to complete a MDCM at McGill University Medical School in Montreal in 1989. Dr. Marvin then did his surgical training at the University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center from 1989 through 1994. He was made Administrative Chief Resident in his final year. In 1996, he came to Houston where he completed a Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care. After his Fellowship he was asked to stay on faculty at the University of Texas at Houston Medical School were he attended in General and Trauma surgery from 1996 until 2000. Dr. Marvin left the school to start a General Surgery Private Practice in September 2000. He now attends at The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.
Dr. Marvin did additional training in advanced Bariatric Surgery in 1998 at Mount Sinai Medical School in New York City. He has had an active practice in primarily Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass procedures since 2002, and to date he has performed approximately 120 such procedures. Dr. Marvin recently was accepted for training in placement of the Adjustable Laparoscopic Band System, and completed the course in October 2004. He also performs revision of bariatric procedures on selected patients.
Patrick R. Reardon, MD
Dr. Pat Reardon did his undergraduate training at Texas A&M University. He attended Baylor College of Medicine for his medical school, general surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery training under Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery in both the Department of Surgery and the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT).
Dr. Reardon has been training residents and fellows in advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques for many years. He established the first fellowship program in the Texas Medical Center for Advanced Laparoscopic Training and continues to teach fellows, residents, and students in this surgical area today. His trainees have won numerous awards for laparoscopic skills at national meetings. He was a founding member of The Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Council and is on the Executive Committee of its successor organization, The Fellowship Council. The Fellowship Council has over 90 fellowship program members across the country. Dr. Reardon is currently the Director of The Methodist Hospital Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Program and Surgical Director of The Methodist Hospital Reflux Center.
Dr. Pat Reardon has authored or co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles, three book chapters, including the chapter on “Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity” in Sabiston’s Textbook of Surgery, 16th Edition, and won awards for his presentations at national and international meetings. His training and educational videos are in the libraries of the American College of Surgeons and The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons.
Dr. Reardon performs first time laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass for the treatment of morbid obesity and revisional laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass for the treatment of complications of previous bariatric operations, such as the vertical banded gastroplasty or VBG.
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