
Francesca M. Dimou, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Specialty Areas
- Bariatric surgery
- Robotic surgery
- General surgery, including gallbladder disease, hernias, and foregut pathology
Common Procedures
- Robotic gastric bypass
- Robotic gastric sleeve
- Bariatric revision procedures
- Cholecystectomy
- Hernia repair
- Foregut surgery
Common Diagnoses Treated
- Morbid obesity
- Complications from previous bariatric surgery
- Gallstone disease
- Hernias
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2011
Graduate School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 2015
Residency
2013-2014 General Surgery Internship, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2014-2018 General Surgery Residency, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Fellowship
2019 Advanced Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Professional Memberships
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Missouri State Medical Association
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Awards and Honors
Edward Copeland Research Award
SSAT Resident Research Forum Presentation Award of Excellence in Clinical & Translational Research
American College of Surgeons Leadership & Advocacy Summit Travel Scholarship
University of South Florida Department of Surgery Research Day Award
Alpha Omega Alpha
Areas of Research Interest
Outcomes research in patients with morbid obesity
Disparities in treatment of patients with morbid obesity
Gallstone disease
Improving patient outcomes following bariatric surgery
Innovations
Robotic bariatric surgery at Washington University. Performed the first totally robotic gastric bypass in November 2019 and have completed almost 100 robotic bariatrics procedures since coming to Washington University in 2019.
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Patients Seen At
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place
Floor 8, Suite C
St. Louis, MO 63110
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Medical Building 4
1044 North Mason Road
Suite 310
St. Louis, MO 63141
To request an appointment with Dr. Dimou, please call (314) 454-8877.