If you live in Winter Park, your care with Dr. Reza Keshavarzi begins with a complimentary consultation and continues through your first year of follow-up. He is a board-certified bariatric surgeon, and you travel to South Miami for the operation itself.
Each pair is one of our own patients, photographed before surgery and again after weight loss. Results vary from patient to patient.
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Bariatric surgery reduces the size of your stomach. Some procedures also reroute part of the digestive tract. Smaller portions then fill you up, and hunger signals grow quieter. Dr. K uses minimally invasive techniques, working through small incisions.
From Winter Park, the drive to our South Miami office takes just under four hours, about 250 miles south on Florida's Turnpike. Patients make that trip so one surgeon can follow their case from the first conversation to the final follow-up visit.
There is no single bariatric operation. The term covers several procedures, and Dr. K offers surgical, endoscopic and nonsurgical choices. Your recommendation is based on your health, not on one preferred method.
| Procedure | Approach | How It Works | Often Suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastric Sleeve | Surgical | Removes most of the stomach, leaving a narrow sleeve that holds less food and produces less of the hormone that drives hunger. | Adults with obesity and related conditions such as type 2 diabetes or sleep apnea. |
| Low BMI "Mini Sleeve" | Surgical | A sleeve gastrectomy planned for patients carrying less excess weight. | Patients with a BMI of 25 to 30. |
| Teen Gastric Sleeve | Surgical | A sleeve gastrectomy with care planned around a body that is still growing. | Adolescents aged 14 to 17. |
| Gastric Bypass | Surgical | Creates a small stomach pouch and reroutes part of the small intestine, limiting both how much you eat and how much you absorb. | Patients with more weight to lose, severe reflux or harder-to-control diabetes. |
| Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty | Endoscopic | Stitches the stomach smaller from the inside with an endoscope passed through the mouth, with no external incisions. | Patients who want a smaller stomach without surgery. |
| ORBERA Gastric Balloon | Endoscopic | A temporary balloon placed in the stomach so you feel full sooner while new habits take hold. | Patients who want a nonsurgical start. |
| Medical Weight Loss | Nonsurgical | Personalized plans from our weight loss specialists that can include weight loss injections. | Patients not ready for a procedure, or who want support before or after one. |
Your weight alone does not decide whether you qualify. Dr. K considers how your weight has changed over time, the health conditions linked to it, the approaches you have tried before and how prepared you are for new eating habits after surgery.
For some people, surgery is not the right place to start. A medical condition may need attention first, and an endoscopic procedure or medical weight loss can be the opening step.
Patients call Dr. Reza Keshavarzi simply Dr. K. He is a board-certified bariatric surgeon and the lead surgeon at Miami VIP Surgery. He performs each surgical and endoscopic procedure on this page and directs our medical weight loss program.
He earned his medical degree with High Distinction from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine after graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Louisville. He completed his surgical residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital and a fellowship in laparoscopic, bariatric and robotic surgery at Jackson South Medical Center.
Patients say he is easy to reach. In several reviews, they describe Dr. K giving out his own cell number and checking on them after they got home. That access counts when you are healing back in Winter Park, close to four hours from our office.
Your first step is a conversation with Dr. K about your health history, your goals and the options that fit. Virtual consultations are available, so you can do this without leaving home.
You will need medical clearances and an upper endoscopy, also known as an EGD. These can be done with us or at an outside facility closer to home. When tests are ordered through our Miami clinic, results are back within 48 hours.
Before surgery, you follow a pre-surgery diet. If you use weight loss injections, they stop at least two weeks before your operation. Our team guides you along the way, and once testing is finished, dates often open within the same month.
On surgery day, Dr. K performs your procedure and visits you during your hospital stay. Before the drive back up the Turnpike, our team tells you how long to stay in the Miami area.
Most patients are back at work 4 to 7 days after surgery. While you heal, avoid lifting anything over 20 pounds. Diet plans for each stage are on our website, and Dr. K remains available by phone and text.
Your first year of follow-up appointments comes with the gastric sleeve package. The surgeon who performed your operation is the same one who keeps track of your progress.
Our gastric sleeve price is listed openly, so you can start planning before you ever call. For other procedures, cost depends on your plan, and we go over it at your consultation.
One price covering:
Patients who find the cost of surgery difficult can ask about a special package that starts at $12,500.
Your consultation with Dr. K is complimentary.
★★★★★4.9 average from 96 Google reviews
"Dr. Keshavarzi explained every detail of the surgery from getting prepared, to the actual day of surgery, and beyond."
Hannah S., Google review
"Dr. Keshavarzi was with us throughout the whole process and was even contacting us once home to see if everything was running smoothly."
Yerandis L., Google review
"From my 1st visit he made me feel at ease with my decision to pursue bariatric surgery."
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No. Virtual consultations let you meet Dr. K from home in Winter Park. The trip to South Miami comes later, for the surgery itself, after your plan and testing are complete.
Our gastric sleeve package is $14,000, including the hospital stay and first-year follow-up, and Cherry financing is available. Pricing for other procedures is reviewed at your consultation.
Very few people are ruled out by one factor alone. Dr. K looks at your health history, the medications you take now, your medical clearances and how ready you are for new eating habits after surgery. When surgery is not the best place to begin, an endoscopic procedure or medical weight loss can come first.
Yes. You can have the required medical clearances and upper endoscopy done with us or at an outside facility closer to home. Our team explains which tests you need, then goes over the results with Dr. K.
The answer varies with your starting weight, your procedure and how closely you follow the post-surgery diet. Most people lose weight fastest in the early months after surgery. At your consultation, Dr. K gives you a realistic estimate for your procedure.
You need to stop them at least two weeks before your operation. Dr. K can also help you decide whether medication, surgery or both matches your goals.
Schedule a complimentary consultation from Winter Park and come away with a clear plan: the procedure that fits, the tests you need and when surgery could happen.
