Dr. Norman Samuels
General Surgery, Surgery for Obesity

Dr. Samuels is an American citizen who was born and educated in Cape Town, South Africa. He received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town in 1951.

He received his surgical training in London, England and while at King's College Hospital passed the examinations to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Dr. Samuels has been a practising surgeon in South Africa, England, Canada, and the United States. He has been in private practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, since 1985.

Dr. Samuels  has restricted his practice to obesity surgery or surgical treatment for morbid obesity. He has performed obesity surgery since 1984 and has performed thousands of operations for morbid obesity. He has become very well known in South Florida as a surgeon who remained dedicated to obesity surgery at a time before it was well accepted by the public or the medical profession.

He has per formed many revisionary surgeries on patients who have had failed operations including gastric bypass and older operations such as vertical banded gastroplasty and intestinal bypass.

Credentials & Affiliations
	Member, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
	Fellow of  the Royal College of Surgeons of England
	Certified by American Board of Abdominal Surgery
	Fellow, International College of Surgeons
	Member, American Medical Association

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Center for Severe Obesity, please contact us.