BARIATRIC - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Front Office Coordinator / Medical Assistant
Brandi's role is scheduling patient appointments, checking in and checking out patients, and patient triage. She obtained her Associate Degree as a Medical Assistant from Brown Mackie College of Atlanta in 2010. She is nationally certified through NCCT. Brandi has over 25 years experience of providing excellent healthcare.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Crystal McCarty, LPN provides clinical support to patients, physicians, and staff.
She obtained her Practical Nursing degree from Flint River Technical College in 2005 and her Associates of Science in Chemistry degree from Gordon State College in 2013. Crysatal has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare field and has always enjoyed providing compassionate and supportive care to patients. Her hobbies include dancing, going to concerts, and traveling the world with her fiancé, David
Diondra West Front Office Coordinator/Medical Assistant Diondra's role is scheduling patient appointments, checking in/checking out patients, and patient triage. She obtained her Associates Degree in Healthcare Administration in 2013 from Florida Career College. Diondra has over 10 years experience in providing excellent healthcare.
Dr. Curtis attended undergraduate and medical school at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, where he graduated with honors.
After graduating medical school, he completed a General Surgery residency at Wayne State University/ Detroit Medical Center. There, he received the Goldman Humanism Honor Society award for his commitment to medical education and the compassion demonstrated towards his patients. Dr. Curtis also received the Surgical Leadership Award in recognition of exemplary work ethics. He remained at WSU/DMC, and subsequently did a minimally invasive and bariatric surgery fellowship.
He went on to enjoy a very robust general and bariatric surgical practice at Great Plains Health in Nebraska, where he served as Vice Chair of the surgical committee. Dr. Curtis was also instrumental in setting up a center of excellence bariatric program for which he served as Bariatric Medical Director.
Dr. Curtis comes to our practice with over ten years of experience in laparoscopic bariatric and general surgical procedures. He is a great addition to Dr. Williams' team and enjoys being a top bariatric surgeon in metro Atlanta.
He is Board-certified in general surgery, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American Society of metabolic and bariatric surgeons.
Dr. Curtis believes in treating patients with the same care and respect he wants for his family. He also believes in being attentive to patient's individual needs and helping to coach them to achieve their desired health goals.
Playing volleyball, listening to audio books and spending time with his family, are ways Dr. Curtis maintains his holistic health.
In May 2021 I had a mild stroke(T.I.A) at the age of 39!!!! At the time of the stroke the doctors weighed me in at 335 pounds! The day of the surgery which was March 24th of this year I weighed 305 pounds. It hasn't been 6 months, and I lost 121 pounds! I eat plant-based, no bread, sugar, pizza, soda, fried foods as well as no meat. I was on diabetes medication; I had sleep apnea; I was on 3 blood pressure meds; along with 2 cholesterol meds! I'm no longer a diabetic, so I don't need the medication(You can get rid of diabetes!!) I got off all blood pressure, and high cholesterol meds; as well I no longer have sleep apnea (yes you can get rid of sleep apnea!!!!). As well I had zero complications from the surgery!! People will try to give you horror stories about people they know or heard of who had the surgery. HAVE THE SURGERY ANYWAYS!!!!!! Special thanks to Dr. Michael Williams, and his team (Michael Andrews, Dr. Curtis, and Tiffany)! Dr. Michael Williams performed the surgery!
Job Titles:
- & Brendon Curtis
- Atlanta Bariatric Surgeon
Priscilla Sandridge, CPC is the Practice Administrator at Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery Institute, PC. Her role is managing the daily operations of the practice.
Priscilla has over 24 years experience in healthcare and received her certification in Medical Coding (CPC) from AAPC in 2013. She is passionate about healthcare and thrives to ensure every patient has a positive experience and receives excellent care.
Tiffany Morsette Surgical Coordinator Tiffany's role is scheduling all aspects of a patient's surgical procedure, confirming insurance, and organizing the schedule for each surgeon. She graduated from Gwinnett College in Lilburn, GA where she received her Associates Degree in Science of Medical Assisting. She has over 7 years experience in providing excellent healthcare. Her hobbies include music, art and traveling.