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GENERAL SURGERY • BREAST CANCER SUGERY • BARIATRIC SURGERY HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY • VASCULAR SURGERY • WOUND CARE
Since 1982, South Mississippi Surgeons has been the leading providers of surgical treatment for the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the surrounding areas. As a multi-specialty practice including General Surgery, Weight Loss & Metabolic Surgery, Breast Cancer Surgery, Hernia Repair, Vascular Surgery and Wound Care, we are committed to providing the highest quality surgical care to our patients. Our physicians, with their depth of clinical experience, combine time-honored open surgical techniques with state- of-the-art minimally invasive and robot-assisted techniques to facilitate patient care at a level focused on generating the greatest outcomes. We have 4 convenient locations spanning the Mississippi Gulf Coast, from Pascagoula to Biloxi.
WILLIAM “PETE” AVARA III, M.D.
GENERAL SURGERY, BARIATRIC & METABOLIC SURGERY
Dr. Pete Avara is a Board-Certified General Surgeon, President of the Mississippi Coastal Trauma Region, Director of Trauma Services at Singing River Hospital and Chairman of the Mississippi Department of the Health Trauma Advisory Board. He is a graduate
of the University of Mississippi School of
Medicine, and he completed his residency in
General Surgery at the University Hospital in
Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Avara has received
specialized training in the surgical treatment
of obesity that includes completing a mini-
fellowship in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.
He is credentialed to perform Bariatric
Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Banding, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (Gastric Sleeve) Procedures.
Dr. Avara has practiced General Surgery in his community since 1987
and has performed over 3,000 Bariatric procedures. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Eastern Association for Surgery of Trauma, and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). As a top Bariatric Surgeon in the Mississippi Gulf Coast area, Dr. William Avara is involved in all aspects of our bariatric program and patient care. This attention to detail, just as much as his superb training, has allowed him to compile an excellent reputation and record of success.
JOHN BAILEY, M.D.
GENERAL SURGERY, BREAST CANCER SURGERY
Dr. Bailey is a Board
Certified General
Surgeon. He Joined
South Mississippi
Surgeons in 1996.
After attending
Rhodes College on a
Cambridge Scholarship
and graduating from
the University of
Alabama School of
Medicine he performed
his internship and
residency in general
surgery at the University of Alabama Medical Center. Dr. Bailey serves as Director of the Singing River Hospital Vascular Lab. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and was named Young Surgeon of the Year in 2000 by the MS Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.
He is certified in Breast Ultrasound and Stereotactic Breast Procedures by the American Society of Breast Surgeons, and serves as Medical Director of South Mississippi Breast Center.
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