Francesca M. Dimou, MD, MS

• Bariatric surgery
• Robotic surgery
• General surgery, including gallbladder disease, hernias, and foregut pathology

• Robotic gastric bypass
• Robotic gastric sleeve
• Bariatric revision procedures
• Cholecystectomy
• Hernia repair
• Foregut surgery

• Morbid obesity
• Complications from previous bariatric surgery
• Gallstone disease
• Hernias
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease

American Board of Surgery

Medical School: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2011

Graduate School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 2015

2013-2014 General Surgery Internship, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

2014-2018 General Surgery Residency, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Fellowship

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

Outcomes research in patients with morbid obesity

Disparities in treatment of patients with morbid obesity

Gallstone disease

Improving patient outcomes following bariatric surgery

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.

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