About Us

Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS, Surgical Director
Dr. Daniel B. Jones is Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery, Chief of Service at University Hospital, and Assistant Dean at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Jones graduated from Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed his Surgery residency at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

Danbee H. Kim, MD, Bariatric Surgeon 

Dr. Danbee Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.  She received her medical degree at the Catholic University of Korea – Songeui in Seoul, South Korea.  After her research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, where she focused on foregut cancers, Dr. Kim went on to complete her general surgery residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School and MedStar Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown School of Medicine. She returned to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School for her fellowship training in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. To further hone her skills in minimally invasive surgery, especially in upper gastroenterological pathologies, Dr. Kim completed another fellowship in South Korea, focusing on minimally invasive gastric cancer surgery.  Dr. Kim is an expert in minimally invasive surgery and as a fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon, she sees patients in need of weight-loss surgery at University Hospital.

Bao-ngoc Nasri, MD,  Bariatric Surgeon

Dr. Bao Nasri is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. She was awarded her medical degree and completed a general surgery residency at Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan.  She went on to pursue a PhD degree in gastrointestinal surgery at Tokyo Medical and Dental University.  After coming to the U.S., she completed surgical residency at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital followed by a clinical fellowship in minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery at Richmond University Medical Center, in New York. Dr. Nasri is an expert in minimally invasive and robotic surgery for weight loss, hernia and forgut surgeries.

Darlene Felix
Bariatric Physician’s Assistant

Rosa Williams
Bariatric Physician’s Assistant

Milcah Graves, MSN, NP
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner

Savitri Sutton, MSN, MBA
Director of Surgical Subspecialties

Nick Santoiemma, BSN
Nurse Manager

Dennis Dennis
Nutritionist

Alex Padilla, MBA, BA-CSW
Bariatric Support Coordinator

Yasette Morales
Bariatric Patient Navigator/Surgical Scheduler