Bariatric Surgery in Sonoma County, CA

Surgeon-led bariatric care for Sonoma County residents

Whole Health Weight Loss Institute serves Sonoma County from 575 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 210 in Napa — one valley east, reached on Highway 12 without a bridge or a trip into San Francisco. For Petaluma the drive is 24 miles and about 35 minutes; Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa sit a little further up the 101 corridor.

Sonoma County has strong general medicine and comparatively little that is bariatric-specific. That distinction is the whole point of this page. An operation is one morning; the result comes from the nutrition sequence, the lab monitoring, and the follow-up year — and from having the same surgeon present for all of it. Dr. Scott Perryman has performed more than 1,600 bariatric procedures and carries each case personally from consultation through long-term follow-up.

Patients searching for bariatric surgery in Sonoma County are usually deciding between two operations. Gastric sleeve in Sonoma County patients — sleeve gastrectomy — is the most common choice, reducing stomach volume and the hunger signaling that drives regain. Gastric bypass is frequently the stronger option when reflux or type 2 diabetes is part of the history. Both are discussed at the first visit alongside the non-surgical paths, with a clear recommendation rather than a menu.

Where the surgery happens is part of why patients drive east instead of south. Dr. Perryman's bariatric surgery is performed at an MBSAQIP Accredited Comprehensive Center and a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery. Accreditation means the surgical facility has met rigorous national standards for safety, surgical volume, and patient outcomes.