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Medicare Now Covers Gastric Sleeve! Contact us today for more information.

Welcome to the Central Baptist Hospital Surgical Weight Loss Center! We are very excited to offer the most comprehensive weight loss surgery program in Central Kentucky.

Our Center of Excellence Surgeons, Dr. G. Derek Weiss and Dr. John S. Oldham, Jr. of Bluegrass Bariatric Surgical Associates are among the foremost minimally invasive bariatric surgeons in the country, if not the world.  Only at Central Baptist Hospital can our Bluegrass Bariatric Surgeons perform the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, the Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication (LGCP) also known as the Gastric Plication, multiple revision options for weight regain after previous bariatric surgery AND  Da Vinci Robot Bariatric Surgery

Our program is comprehensive; we provide the support, guidance, education and encouragement before you make the decision to have bariatric surgery and continue that relationship long after you've had surgery. Central Baptist Hospital Surgical Weight Loss Center is here for you.

To learn more about Kentucky lap band surgery, REALIZE band surgery, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy and the newest procedure Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication, please attend a free weight loss surgery seminar at our Lexington location today.


  • Recognition

    Central Baptist Hospital has been awarded Magnet status.

  • Your Journey

    A personalized program designed just for you including surgical education, nutritional counseling, exercising coaching, and support.

  • What is my BMI?

    Knowing your BMI will help determine if you are a candidate for surgery. [learn more]

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  • Insurance is not the only way.

    Evaluate both the financial obligations of and the financial benefits surgery.