Welcome to the Weight Loss Surgery Center at University of Minnesota Medical Center. We are a team of bariatric surgeons and healthcare professionals dedicated to helping you accomplish your health and weight loss goals.

We aim to improve your health, to make you feel better about your body, and to allow you to live longer in the process. Our focus is for you to have safe and effective minimally invasive weight loss surgery using the most advanced techniques.

We provide customized surgical weight loss treatment for every patient. Click here to see the times and days of the free seminars available every week which will introduce you to the operations we perform.  Click here to see the services that our team offers.  Click here to get started in our weight loss surgery program.


Phone Numbers
To make an appointment: 612-626-6666

Clinic Location
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Phillips-Wangensteen Building
First Floor, Clinic 1E
516 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Clinic Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.



Current Clinical Trials:

Diabetes Surgery Study
TOGA Study
For more information about current clinical trials, click here

In the News:
On December 2, 2008, 10 p.m., WCCO aired a segment regarding a surgical treatment study for diabetes. To learn more about this study, click here

Dr. Sayeed Ikramuddin was featured on the front page of the Star Tribune, Sunday, November 23rd in an article about the clinical trial for natural orifice surgery and conducting weight loss surgery through the mouth.

Upcoming Events:
Bariatric Education Day 2009