Andre Fernandes Teixeira, MD - Bariatric Surgery

Andre F. Teixeira, MD, is a board-certified bariatric physician for Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute.

Dr. Teixeira completed his undergraduate studies in biology at Augusta State University and earned his medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. He completed his internship in general surgery at Orlando Regional Medical Center and his residency training at Orlando Health, where he also served as general surgery chief resident. He performed his bariatric and advanced minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic in Florida.

Dr. Teixeira has been published in multiple journals including The Obesity Journal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and The American Surgeon. He also has published several book chapters. He has 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, the American society of metabolic and bariatric surgery, the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Morehouse School of Medicine Chapter, the American Medical Student Association and the Morehouse School of Medicine Chapter.

Dr. Teixeira is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, as well as English.