Dr. Roberts started his career in surgery, doing a residency that was heavy in emergency general surgery, vascular surgery, surgical oncology, and advanced laparoscopic/bariatric surgery. He witnessed first-hand the damage that diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol had on the body in the form of vascular disease. After performing amputations, general surgery operations, and emergency surgeries, he saw how bariatric surgery could be a successful option for those struggling with obesity.

By his third year of residency, and seeing the growing epidemic of morbid obesity and being fully aware of the medical consequences of its associated comorbid conditions, he knew that he wanted to practice in the field of metabolic surgery. Dr. Roberts trained under Dr. Adam Smith during his residency and enjoyed working alongside him. After speaking with Dr Smith, Dr. Roberts decided to pursue a bariatric surgery fellowship.

After performing more than one hundred bariatric cases during residency, Dr. Roberts began training at Tampa General Hospital, which allowed him to focus on bariatric surgery, where he performed more than a hundred bariatric operations as the primary surgeon.

While at Tampa General Hospital, Dr. Roberts was able to continue training focused heavily in revision surgery, where he performed both revisions and conversions to lap-band, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and
vertical banded gastroplasty. He also has extensive robotic training during his work at Tampa General Hospital where he performed robotic sleeve gastrectomy, ventral hernia repair, and gastric bypass.

He returned to Fort Worth in 2016 to work again alongside Dr. Smith.

SPECIALITIES

EDUCATION

Dr. Roberts is a Board Certified Bariatric Surgeon and has recently been appointed as an Associate Adjunct Professor at UNTHSC.
Dr. Roberts received his education at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. He trained and worked alongside Dr. Adam Smith during his residency. After treating more than 100 bariatric cases, Dr. Roberts began training at Tampa General Hospital, focusing on bariatric surgery. As the primary surgeon there, he performed more than 100 bariatric operations, including revision surgery. He also received extensive robotic surgery training and performed robotic sleeve gastretcomy, ventral hernia repair, and gastric bypass. He returned to Fort Worth in 2016 to work alongside Dr. Smith again. He is a board-certified surgeon, recently appointed as an associate adjunct professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.

-- Living Magazine, "2021 Top Docs"

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

● ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery)● SAGES● ACOS (American College of Osteopathic Surgeons)