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Christopher Menzel MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery
  • Biliary Disease / Gallbladder
  • GI Surgery
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • General Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
  • Surgical Weight Loss Surgery

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

Services

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Medical University of South Carolina, 2014
  • Internship - University of Miami Health System, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2015
  • Residency - University of Miami Health System, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2019
  • Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2020

Board Certifications

  • General Surgery - American Board of Surgery, 2019

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Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
HE MADE ME FEEL EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE AND EASE ANY IN EVERY DOUBT LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT
December 18, 2025
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Helpful and understanding.
November 20, 2025
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Was very nice and informative
November 20, 2025
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Wonderful doctor
November 16, 2025
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I loved the doctor and how he explained everything and answered any questions I had.
November 11, 2025
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This was a group seminar, but the doctor was very informative and had good slides to demonstrate the information
November 10, 2025
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Was given options and complications that could happen explained it in a very easy way to understand
November 10, 2025
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Have never had a better Appointment
November 7, 2025
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Chris is about to operate on me Tuesday and I'm so comfortable about it I'm excited to hang out with home for a few minutes.
October 31, 2025
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