Bio
Dr. Andre F. Teixeira is an expertly trained and experienced board-certified surgeon with Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute. He provides expertise in numerous areas of specialized surgical care, including:
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
- Adrenalectomy
- Bariatric endoscopy
- Bariatric revision and conversion
- Duodenal switch
- Endoscopic sleeve and balloon procedures
- Foregut and reflux surgery
- Gall bladder surgery
- Gastric bypass
- Hernia repair
- Hiatal hernia repair
- Single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve (SADI-S)
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Splenectomy
- Upper endoscopy
Dr. Teixeira’s Training
Dr. Teixeira completed his undergraduate studies in biology at Augusta State University in Georgia and earned his medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. He completed his internship in general surgery at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center and his residency training at Orlando Health, serving as general surgery chief resident. He performed a bariatric and advanced minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic in Florida.
About Dr. Teixeria
Dr. Teixeira has been published in multiple journals including Obesity, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and The American Surgeon. He also has published several book chapters and presented at many international and national conferences on various topics relating to general surgery and bariatric surgery.
Dr. Teixeira is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association – Morehouse School of Medicine Chapter, and American Medical Student Association – Morehouse School of Medicine Chapter.
He is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, as well as English.
Board Certifications
Academic Information
Medical Education
Morehouse School of MedicineResidency
Orlando HealthFellowship
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Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute Program Overview
- English
- Spanish
- English (CC)