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Dr. William Nicholson MD
Surgeon
8080 INDEPENDENCE PKWY 115 PLANO TX, 75025About
Dr. Nick Nicholson is recognized as a national leader in bariatric surgery; instructing surgeons and collaborating on new products and techniques to improve patient experience. He’s been performing weight-loss surgery for more than 17 years and has worked with over 15,000 patients, coming from 48 states and 10 countries to seek his care.
Dr. Nicholson offers Gastric Sleeve, Lap Band, Gastric Bypass, Gastric Balloon and Revisional weight loss procedures. His patient-centered comprehensive approach focuses on long-term success. Patients can work with a psychologist, nutritionist, and fitness experts; plus receive complimentary group and online support for life. Dr. Nicholson also specializes in gallbladder removal, abdominal wall hernia repair, and hiatal hernia repair to treat acid reflux.
· Internationally recognized as an expert in the industry, instructing surgeons across the country on bariatric procedures on behalf of Johnson & Johnson and W.L. Gore & Associates.
· One of D Magazine's "Best Doctors" in Dallas 11 years.
· One of D Magazine's "Best Doctors" in Collin County 2011–2016, 2018.
· Best Bariatric Surgeon by Living Magazine Readers' for 2014–2016, 2018.
· Currently authoring his third book.
Dr. Nicholson is board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
A native of Texas, Dr. Nicholson began undergraduate studies at UT Austin and pursued his MD at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston before completing his residency at UT Southwestern at Parkland. He now practices bariatric surgery in North Texas, and has been featured multiple times as an expert in his field in various television and magazine interviews. Dr. Nicholson is active in several organizations, including:
· Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
· American College of Surgeons – North Texas Chapter
· American Medical Association
· Dallas County Medical Society
· Texas Medical Association Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
· American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
· Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
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8080 INDEPENDENCE PKWY 115 -PLANO, TX 75025Get Direction
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12222 N. Central Expressway 200 -Dallas, TX 75243Get Direction
Practice At 5425 W Spring Creek Pkwy Suite 140
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