Surgeons
Dr. Trace Curry
Dr. Curry is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive weight loss surgery. He is a Cincinnati native and trained at Good Samaritan Hospital. He is the medical director of JourneyLite, the Center For Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and the Fast Track Metabolic Weight Loss Center. Dr. Curry is a successful LAP-BAND patient himself, having lost 90% of his excess body weight!
Dr. Curry has performed well over 4000 gastric bands and 500 sleeve gastrectomies, making him one of the most experienced in the United States. Patients come from all over the country to take advantage of the experience of his entire team!
Dr. Curry is well-known for his accessibility, and he frequently has patients from all over the country contacting him for advice and guidance. His patients all get lifetime, free access to a powerful web-based nutritional and surgical guidance system called the Fast Track Patient Support Center. This, in combination with the experience of his entire team, gives patients an unprecedented level of support after surgery!
Dr. Curry’s practice is certified as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.
Dr. Elliott Fegelman
A native of Cincinnati, Dr. Elliott Fegelman, has been in the active practice of General Surgery since 1994. His clinical interests focus on minimally invasive approaches to surgical disease, colon cancer, surgical treatment of obesity, and breast disease. He and his generation of surgeons have come of age during the rise of minimally invasive techniques, and he has been witness to significant changes in the field.
Dr. Fegelman attended Denison University, in Granville, OH where he received a BA in English. While at Denison he was a member of the Men’s Swimming team where he achieved national recognition as a five-time All American. From Denison he matriculated to Wright State University School of Medicine, in Dayton, OH where he was honored with election to AOA, the medical honor fraternity, as a junior.
It was back to Cincinnati for surgical training where Dr. Fegelman joined the residency program at the University of Cincinnati, under the leadership of Dr. Josef E. Fischer. There he was exposed to Dr. Fischer’s uncompromisingly high expectations for patient care, a commitment to personal improvement, and technical superiority. As a senior resident Dr. Fegelman was given the opportunity to spend a year at the University of Hong Kong, under the tutelage of Professor John Wong, the world leader in surgical treatment of esophageal cancer.
Since 1997, he has been a consultant in Ethicon EndoSurgery in Blue Ash, OH. This relationship with industry has allowed Dr. Fegelman to offer his experience and expertise to many divisions of this medical device manufacturer. It has been one of his greatest joys to participate in, and watch the development of, surgical devices from conception to use in the operating suite.
Dr. Fegelman was married to Suzanne Spicer of Bethesda, MD, in 1990 and they are sometimes privileged to enjoy the company of their teenage son, Joseph.
