
Bariatric Surgeons in Houston, Texas
Our Houston Bariatric Surgery Staff

Sherman Yu, MD
Dr. Sherman Yu is a native of Houston, Texas who grew up in the Southwest part of the city. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he graduated with High Honors in Chemical Engineering, and then returned to Houston where he received his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, with honors in his surgical rotations.
After completing his year as chief resident in surgery, Dr. Yu returned to Houston to complete a year-long fellowship in minimally invasive and robotic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center. One of the main focuses in that training was bariatric surgery, as the UT Health Science Center was the main tertiary referral center for the greater Houston area.
Specialties: Lap Band, Gastric Bypass and Gastric Sleeve

Terry Scarborough, MD
Dr. Terry Scarborough grew up in Clovis, New Mexico. He graduated with honors from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque with a degree in Pharmacy. He received his medical degree with honors from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Scarborough completed his surgery residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and then continued on to complete a year-long fellowship there in laparoscopic surgery.
Recently, Dr. Scarborough was named one of America's Top Surgeons by Consumers Research Council of America. He has been a Center of Excellence Surgeon as recognized by the Surgical Review Corporation and is a member in good standing of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). He is a certified proctor for the Ethicon Endosurgery Corporation, teaching other surgeons around the country how to perform the Realize gastric banding procedure. He has performed over 4000 laparoscopic procedures including over 1000 laparoscopic banding procedures.
Specialties: Lap Band, Gastric Bypass and Gastric Sleeve

Robert G. Marvin, MD
A Board Certified General Surgeon, Dr. Robert Marvin is also certified in Surgical Critical Care and is a member of the ASBS. Dr. Marvin completed his surgical training at the University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center from 1989 through 1994 and was Administrative Chief Resident during his last year. In 1996, he came to Houston where he completed a Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care. After his Fellowship, he was asked to stay on the faculty at the University of Texas at Houston Medical School where he attended in General and Trauma surgery from 1996 until 2000.
Specialties: Lap Band, Gastric Bypass

Clifton Thomas, MD
Dr. Thomas shares his time between his Nacogdoches office and the office is Houston. We have partnered with Dr. Thomas in the East Texas region so that we may provide more accessible and convenient follow up care for patients living in that area. Bariatric Surgery Specialists conducts educational seminars in multiple locations and has a Bariatric Coordinator and Licensed Dietitian as well as a support group in the East Texas office.
Specialties: Lap Band, Gastric Bypass and Gastric Sleeve, Revision