If you are considering lap band surgery in Texas, you want a talented and certified bariatric surgeon and a team of bariatric professionals guiding you through the process. The staff at the NIX Weight Loss Surgery Center is an experienced, caring and compassionate team of individuals who are here to help you achieve the best health of your life.

Gerardo E. Cárcamo, M.D.
Co-Medical Director

Dr. Cárcamo graduated from the University of California at San Francisco in 1992 and completed his surgical training at University of Texas in Houston in 1997.

A large portion of his practice involves minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgery. His interest in weight loss (bariatric) surgery led him to seek additional training in 2003, and he has since become a top LAP-BAND surgeon in San Antonio.

He is a member of the Bexar County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, and a Fellow of The American College of Surgeons and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He has been in the practice of general surgery in San Antonio since 1997, dealing with a wide variety of problems such as gallbladder disease, hernias, intestinal disorder, breast disease and cancer.

J. Keith Wright, M.D.
Co-Medical Director

Dr. Wright graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1994 with high honors, and completed his surgical training at UT Southwestern in Dallas in 2001. While in Dallas, he also completed a research fellowship in surgical critical care, and has multiple publications in scientific journals dealing with organ injury in shock.

He is a member of the Society of American Gastointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, the Texas Medical Association, Bexar County Medical Society, and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He has been in the practice of general surgery in San Antonio since 2001, dealing with a wide variety of problems such as gallbladder disease, hernias, intestinal disorders, breast disease and cancer.

A large portion of his practice involves minimally invasive, or laparoscopic surgery. His interest in weight loss (bariatric) surgery led him to seek additional training in 2003, and he has since become a top bariatric surgeon in Texas.

Diagnostic Assessment Center Staff

Celia, Destiny, Marivel and Janice

The Diagnostic Assessment Center Staff function as the concierge for the facility by guiding and advising patients and helping to plan and execute every detail of the bariatric surgery process—before, during and after the surgery.

Bariatric Nurse Manager

Kathi Pierce

Kathi is our Bariatric Nurse Manager. Her role at the NIX Weight Loss Surgery Center in Texas is to assist and support you before and after surgery. She will also be present on the day of your surgery—although we do give her some time off—to ensure that you have a wonderful experience. Kathi is also a former weight loss surgery patient. She had surgery in 1995, lost 140 pounds and kept it off! Because of her experience as a weight loss patient, she personally understands the struggles of being overweight and the challenges of losing and keeping off the weight. As a nurse for 37 years, she also understands the anxieties that come along with surgery and will be there every step of the way for you. Kathi is extremely compassionate, caring and committed to her patients.

Operating Room Staff

The OR staff consists of experienced surgery technicians and nurses who assist the surgeons throughout the laparoscopic surgery process.

* J. Keith Wright, M.D. and Gerardo Cárcamo, M.D., are independent practitioners and members of the NIX Health Care System active medical staff.

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