Bariatric Surgery In Denver

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Meet Dr. Joshua Long, Our Bariatric Surgeon

A nationally renowned and double-board-certified Denver bariatric surgeon, Dr. Long uses a partnership care model with each patient to tailor care to their individual needs. Patients routinely thank Dr. Long for his warm, compassionate bedside manner. He’s considered to be at the top of his field, having performed over 1,000 bariatric surgeries. Peers praise his technical skill, and he has some of the lowest complication rates among bariatric surgeons in the nation. Dr. Long and the staff at the Bariatric and Metabolic Center of Colorado consider it an honor to serve every patient with the highest quality of care.

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Dr. Joshua Long

MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS

Regaining Your Quality of Life in Denver

Denver is one of the best places in the world to be active and spend time outdoors. Just an hour outside of Denver, you have a wide breadth of beautiful hiking trails in the Flatirons and Redrocks. These can be a great destination to spend time with your children and grandchildren, or just to see more of nature. In the winter, the mountains are home to skiing, snowboarding and sledding opportunities that can help you make memories that last a lifetime.

Denver is also home to a lot of other outdoor adventures, from rock climbing to river rafting. The Platte River can be a wonderful destination for families to enjoy floating or just relaxing. For these reasons Denver has become a premier outdoor international travel destination.

When you’re suffering from obesity, these activities can feel frustratingly beyond your reach. But you don’t need to remain trapped for the rest of your life; your dream of transformation can become your reality. If you’ve tried to lose weight before with a nutritious diet and good exercise, only to regain most or all of that weight, then you’re not alone. Our bodies are designed to stay the same weight, and when you try to lose weight your body works overtime to add it back.

Bariatric surgery can be the powerful tool that you need to level the playing field in your fight against obesity. Our patients lose weight, keep it off, and regain a wonderful quality of life. Many of them enjoy hiking, climbing, and even running with friends and family. You can also make the kinds of memories that you are dreaming about , and we look forward to hearing about your dreams and partnering with you to help you begin living your most impossible desires. Your transformation equals turning impossibilities into endless possibilities!

The BMCC In Denver

Dr. Long and his team have contributed and given back to the Denver community for almost a decade. Dr. Long sits on the Colorado Health Neighborhood South Denver Regional Council. He’s participated in free community health screenings at Life Source Adventist Church in Denver, and given a free community health symposium talks on microbiome and micro-nutrients in Franktown and in Castle Rock. He’s given educational talks at Parker Adventist Hospital, Porter Grand Rounds, and St. Anthony’s Family Medicine Residency Grand Rounds.

Dr. Long also serves patients from all over the country, but is able to provide special offerings to patients in Denver thanks to their geographic proximity. He has collaborated to help launch the Bariatric and Metabolic Porter Integrated Service Line, an exercise physiology service specifically for the BMCC’s bariatric patients in the Denver Metro area. His practice offers free bariatric educational seminars at neighboring hospitals.

Dr. Long also offers a variety of services to out of state patients. Whether you’re from Denver of flying into the area for destination bariatric care, we have the services to help you every step of the way.

Our Office

Our office is located in Lone Tree, in the “South Metro” area of Denver. Lone Tree is just 15 miles south of Denver’s downtown.

Directions From I-25

From I-25, head south towards E-470.

Exit I-25 South onto Lincoln Ave toward San Luis St.

Turn left onto Havana St.

Turn left onto Meridian Blvd.

Turn left onto Pyramid Ct.

Our office is on the right. 9800 Mount Pyramid Ct, Ste 300.
Lone Tree, CO 80112

If you have any questions, give us a call at (303) 269-4370

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This page was medically reviewed by Dr. Joshua Long, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS. Dr. Long is a double-board-certified bariatric surgeon and bariatric medical director for Parker Adventist Hospital.
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Page Updated: June 18th, 2021

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