ACS Fellow Since 2011

Robert Owens Carpenter, MD FACS

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

Soc of Am Gast End Surgs
Assoc of Prog Dir in Surg
Am Soc for Metabolic & Bariatric Surg

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

General Surgery

10414 FM 1670

Salado, TX 76571

United States

Contact Information

Phone:979-436-0938

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

gastric banding
laparoscopic gastric banding
laparoscopic gastric bypass
roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

abdominal pain
adhesion removal
appendectomy
malrotation

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

cholecystectomy
gallstone disease
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
liver biopsy

Hernia Procedures

abdominal hernia
component separation
epigastric hernia
inguinal hernia
laparoscopic hernia repair
ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

component separation
epidermal cyst

Minimally Invasive Procedures

laparoscopic surgery

Hospital Appointments

Vanderbilt University Hospital

Nashville, TN

Attending

07/2008—09/2009

Scott & White Memorial Hospital

Temple, TX

Attending

10/2009—06/2020

The Physicians Centre

College Station, TX

Senior Staff

11/2021—Present

Academic Appointments

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Instructor

07/2008—09/2009

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Bryan, TX

Assistant Professor

05/2010—08/2017

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Bryan, TX

Clinical Associate Professor

09/2017—Present