Overview
Dr. Chad Carlton is a bariatric and general surgeon with LoneStar Bariatrics, which has offices across North Texas in Plano, Dallas, Hurst, Arlington and Waxahachie. A Dallas native, he has more than 15 years of experience in weight loss surgery and has been named a D Magazine Top Doctor in Dallas and Collin counties, an honor voted on by fellow physicians.
His practice covers the full range of weight loss care. In the operating room he performs gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, duodenal switch and SADI procedures, as well as revision surgery for patients who need a second operation. Many of these are done robotically, including with magnetic-assisted robotic surgery. He also offers endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a procedure done through the mouth without incisions, and medical weight loss with prescription medications. Beyond bariatric surgery, he treats gallbladder disease, hernias and acid reflux, and he trains other surgeons in advanced techniques.
Education & Training
Dr. Carlton earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin and his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He completed his internship and general surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, followed by an advanced fellowship focused on robotic and bariatric surgery at the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas in San Antonio and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Board Certification & Memberships
Dr. Carlton is certified by the American Board of Surgery, with its focused practice designation in metabolic and bariatric surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
