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Associated with the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Associated with the American College of Surgeons
Steven C. Simper, MD - Applies Consultation Fee Toward Surgery!
About Steven C. Simper, MD - Salt Lake City,
Utah (UT)
Weight Loss Surgery since 1979
Dr. Steven Simper is Board Certified in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. His practice emphasizes minimally invasive surgery and includes both the Laparoscopic and Open Gastric Bypass procedures. He first began performing Gastric Bypasses over 10 years ago in Illinois, and joined Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians in 2001.
Growing up in Brigham City, Utah, Dr. Simper attended undergraduate and Medical School at the University of Utah. He joined the U.S. Air Force and completed his General Surgery Residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. After spending one year in Incirlik, Turkey, he completed a Non-cardiac Thoracic and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Keesler Medical Center and the Biloxi VA Hospital in Mississippi. For three years he was Chief of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at Scott Air Force Base - here his practice included Gastric Bypass.
Upon fulfilling his military obligations, he furthered his surgical skills and completed a Vascular Fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. From Philadelphia he returned to Utah and joined the Ogden Clinic. Then, he was recruited to Cookeville, Tennessee to start up a comprehensive vascular program. After completing this project, he returned to Utah to be closer to family and the recreation opportunities of the Intermountain Region.
Dr. Simper is active in the surgical community, with membership in several Medical and Surgical societies. He attends seminars and mini-courses on a regular basis to keep current with the cutting edge developments occurring in medicine.
Dr. Simper has 6 children, with the three younger ones keeping him active and young. In his free time he enjoys fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping with his family.
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Some of our most asked about procedures:Weight loss counseling, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Duodenal Switch, Lapband (Laparoscopic Gastric Banding),
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