Dr. Shean Satgunam is an Advanced Minimally Invasive (ie. key hole surgery)surgeon with 13 years of experience in the medical field, including expertise in broad based general surgery, endoscopy, trauma and bariatric surgery. Dr. Satgunam is American Board of Surgery certified and has authored book chapters and research articles, on bariatric and general surgery. In addition, he has serviced on a number of national surgical committees, including the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Public Policy Committee and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Guidelines Committee. He has served as advisor to the development of national clinical guidelines and health policy. In 2011, the American College of Surgeons (>75,000 members) selected him as one of three surgeons for the prestigious Executive Leadership in Health Policy and Management award. Dr.Satgunam knows that not all patients have access to experts and is passionate about improving the health service disparity in the United States by serving as a second opinion consultant for better care.