Our Mission and Team
Serving our market with superior options for weight loss and total metabolic wellness. Optimizing clinical outcomes through the highest quality patient care, education, and support. Providing our team members with opportunities to positively impact our patient’s health and to develop the future of comprehensive obesity treatment.
Stephen D. Wohlgemuth, MD, FACS
Bariatric Program Director
MD Degree:
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA:, 1983
Internship & Residency:
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Current Academic Appointment:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Board Certification & Memberships:
Surgery, 1990, recertified 2000
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Program Director
MD Degree:
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA:, 1983
Internship & Residency:
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Current Academic Appointment:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Board Certification & Memberships:
Surgery, 1990, recertified 2000
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Mark A. Fontana, MD, FACS
Bariatric Clinical Director
MD Degree:
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 1992
Internship & Residency:
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, 2000
Additional Training:
Advanced Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, 2004
Board Certification & Memberships:
Surgery, 2001 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons
Bariatric Clinical Director
MD Degree:
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 1992
Internship & Residency:
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, 2000
Additional Training:
Advanced Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, 2004
Board Certification & Memberships:
Surgery, 2001 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons
Marc K. Boustany, MD, FACS
MD Degree:
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1994
Internship & Residency:
State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY
Current Academic Appointment:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Board Certification & Memberships:
Surgery, 2000
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
American Society of Breast Surgeons
MD Degree:
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1994
Internship & Residency:
State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY
Current Academic Appointment:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Board Certification & Memberships:
Surgery, 2000
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
American Society of Breast Surgeons
Jared L. Brooks, MD, FACS
MD Degree:
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1996
Internship & Residency:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2001
Additional Training:
Trauma Critical Care, 2002
Advanced Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, 2005
Board Certification & Memberships:
Surgery, 2002
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
MD Degree:
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1996
Internship & Residency:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2001
Additional Training:
Trauma Critical Care, 2002
Advanced Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, 2005
Board Certification & Memberships:
Surgery, 2002
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Nurse Practitioner
Valerie LeGrone,
ANP-BC, CNOR
Ms. LeGrone earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree at the University of Texas in Arlington, TX, in 2003 with a major in adult nursing and a minor in nursing education. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, in 1991. Ms. LeGrone’s experience includes nursing, clinical instructor and teacher. She is highly trained to diagnose, assess and treat patients while working in close collaboration with physicians. Further, Ms. LeGrone has taught in the nursing programs at the University of Texas at Arlington and Old Dominion University before accepting a nurse practitioner position with Sentara in 2006. Ms. LeGrone is certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a member of the Virginia Bariatric Society. She has been working in the field of bariatrics since 2010.
ANP-BC, CNOR
Ms. LeGrone earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree at the University of Texas in Arlington, TX, in 2003 with a major in adult nursing and a minor in nursing education. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, in 1991. Ms. LeGrone’s experience includes nursing, clinical instructor and teacher. She is highly trained to diagnose, assess and treat patients while working in close collaboration with physicians. Further, Ms. LeGrone has taught in the nursing programs at the University of Texas at Arlington and Old Dominion University before accepting a nurse practitioner position with Sentara in 2006. Ms. LeGrone is certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a member of the Virginia Bariatric Society. She has been working in the field of bariatrics since 2010.
