Serving San Rafael, Marin County
Bariatric Surgery in San Rafael, CA
San Rafael is Marin's county seat and its busiest medical hub — and still, patients here drive 35 miles north to us, about 46 minutes, for a bariatric program with a single surgeon attached to it and surgery performed at an MBSAQIP Accredited Comprehensive Center.
Bariatric care for San Rafael residents
San Rafael patients almost always arrive having compared us against a San Francisco center. We encourage that comparison, and we point them at the same two questions we would ask: is the hospital accredited for bariatric surgery, and will the surgeon in the consultation room be the one holding the instruments? Accreditation reflects reviewed outcomes and surgical volume; continuity is what makes the follow-up year work.
Our answer to both is the reason the drive makes sense. Dr. Scott Perryman has performed more than 1,600 bariatric procedures and personally carries each case from evaluation through the operating room and into follow-up. The team around him — nutrition, insurance, coordination — is small enough that a phone call from San Rafael reaches someone who already knows your chart.
Procedurally, nothing is missing here. Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass make up most of what we do, with robotic assistance where anatomy or a previous operation demands precision, the gastric balloon for patients who want a non-surgical reset, and GLP-1 medications managed by a physician rather than dispensed by a portal.
Comparing us to a San Francisco center
Ask both programs about accreditation, annual bariatric volume, and who performs your operation. We are comfortable with that comparison.
46 minutes, predictable
A northbound drive avoids bridge and city congestion, which matters during weeks with multiple appointments.
Insurance and authorization handled here
We verify bariatric benefits and manage authorizations in-office rather than sending you back to your plan.
Procedures available to San Rafael patients
Surgical and non-surgical options, all performed or managed by Dr. Scott Perryman.
Areas we serve
Bariatric surgery pages for Solano County, Sonoma County, and Marin County — and the communities across them.
Board-certified surgeon · Fellow, American College of Surgeons · Fellow, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery · MBSAQIP Accredited Comprehensive Center · Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery
Surgery performed at Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center.
Ready to talk it through, San Rafael?
Request a consultation with Dr. Scott Perryman, or call the office and speak with someone who can answer insurance and candidacy questions today.
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