Omar K. Danner, MD

Omar Danner, MD is the Founder/Medical Director and Weight Management Specialist for the DanBar for Life Program and the Charlotte's Medical Weight Loss Center.

Dr. Danner received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, and is board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Medicine by the American Board of Surgery.

He completed his residency in general surgery at the University Of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, AL, and is an associate fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the American College of Surgeon and the American Red Cross.

Dr. Danner served as a clinical fellow and instructor of surgery in the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Comprehensive Weight Management at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA from 2003-2004. He also served in a similar capacity in the Adult Critical Care Medicine Unit at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD from 2001-2002.

His experience includes serving as an attending Surgeon and Surgical Critical Care Specialist in the Adult Surgical Critical Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 2002-2003.

Dr. Danner also completed advanced fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery, and Comprehensive Weight Management at some of the premier laparoscopic surgery and advanced weight management programs in the country, under the guidance of some of the world’s leading experts in weight control. His particular area of interest is the integration of lifestyle management into health maintenance and modern weight management. In his practice he also offers laparoscopic surgical weight loss solutions, including the Roux-en-y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (Lap-Band) placement procedures.

Dr. Danner believes in taking a comprehensive approach to surgical and non-surgical weight management. His passion is helping people overcome their challenges and ultimately regaining control of their life through the implementation of healthy lifestyle changes.

Dr. Danner is a member of many medical societies, including the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, the Society for Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and the Society for Critical Care Medicine.