Stuart R. Verseman, MD, FACS attended Rush Medical College where he obtained his MD in 1986. At Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas he completed his residency in 1991 and from there went to Portsmouth, Virginia at the Naval Medical Center to become a staff surgeon on the USS Theodore Roosevelt until 1994. Following that he went into private practice performing general and vascular surgery in the Northwest Chicago suburbs until 2002, when he joined another group of surgeons where he specialized in bariatric, breast, and general surgery.

In 2005, Dr. Verseman joined General & Vascular Surgery and became the medical director of bariatric surgery at Borgess Medical Center where he specializes in laparoscopic gastric bypass, gastric sleeve and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedures. He also performs general and laparoscopic surgery and was board certified in 1992 and recertified in 2002.

Dr. Verseman joined HealthCare Midwest in 2008 as part of General & Bariatric Surgery. It is proven that bariatric surgery is the only effective therapy for morbid obesity and its complications. In May of 2009, Dr. Verseman and his practice along with Borgess Medical Center obtained Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence® accreditation from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) which signifies that they have measureable outcomes and high standards of care. Bariatric surgery is a complex and challenging undertaking and many of the patients present sharply increased surgical risks, which makes it important to have a well-trained staff who provide competent and compassionate support, and are capable of dealing with the physical and emotional demands of their patients.

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