TeresaLLamastersMD

Summary

• Dr. Teresa LaMasters is a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon in West Des Moines, IA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center, UnityPoint Health-Iowa Lutheran Hospital, UnityPoint Health - Methodist West Hospital. She received her medical degree from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. She finished her general surgery training at the University of Kansas in Wichita, KS. She also completed additional specialty training with a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery with an emphasis in Bariatric surgery and Robotic Surgery at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. She is a highly trained specialist in bariatric/ metabolic surgery and has board certification in General Surgery and also an additional second board certification in Medical Obesity Management from the American Board of Obesity Management (DABOM). She is experienced in Metaboic Bariatric surgery, weight loss surgery, surgery for Type 2 diabetes, esophageal and forgut surgery, medical weight management, nutrition, obesity treatment, general / gastrointestinal surgery, hernia surgery / abdominal wall reconstruction, and Robotic surgery. She is passionate about the treatment of the disease of obesity both surgically and medically. This is the focus of her work.
  She is a champion for outstanding quality outcomes and patient safety. She is a strong advocate for patients and physician for improved access to care and treatment. She is a highly sought after expert speaker nationally and internationally in the area of treatment of obesity and bariatric surgery. She is an officer of the executive board for ASMBS and will be president of ASMBS in 2022.