What Makes Dr. Sutker Stand Out?
Dr. Sutker is a Plano, Texas, native who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and earned his medical doctorate at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He went on to also complete his general surgical internship and residency at UC-San Francisco. He received additional fellowship training... more
Dr. Michael Sutker is the Medical Director of Robotic Surgery and the Chair of the Advanced Clinical Advisory Board at Medical City Dallas Hospital, where he’s been practicing since 2014. There, he is also a member of the General Surgery Performance Improvement and Intensive Care Unit committees.
Dr. Sutker's practice is accredited as a Comprehensive Center for Bariatric Surgery under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®), a program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
This unique accreditation improves patient outcomes and long-term recovery results through a multidisciplinary approach, not just surgery, making Dr. Sutker's care the ideal choice for patients in the Dallas, Texas area who want to commit to a healthier lifestyle after surgery.
To earn this designation, Dr. Sutker and Medical City Dallas met certain training requirements and protocols for care, ensuring their ability to fully support patients living with obesity.
When it comes to bariatric surgery, Dr. Sutker is not like the others.
What makes Dr. Sutker truly stand out is his unique combination of skills, giving him the ability to provide a unique patient experience compared to other surgeons in the Dallas, Texas area.
His experience in surgically treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease, esophageal motility disorders, paraesophageal hernias, and inguinal and ventral hernias gives Dr. Sutker the opportunity to better educate his patients who undergo bariatric surgery. From the first consultation throughout the recovery process, each one of his patients will understand more about how their body systems function, allowing them to be empowered with the confidence to make better health decisions.
Whether during bariatric surgery or as a separate case, Dr. Sutker is also well-equipped to handle any emergency gastrointestinal situations that come his way, such as appendicitis, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, and small bowel obstructions.
