Adrian B. Dobrowolsky, MD

Adrian Dobrowolsky, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is Director of the Bariatric Weight Loss Program at Hoag. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery for weight loss and diseases of the esophagus and stomach using laparoscopic and robotic methods. As a board-certified surgeon, Dr. Dobrowolsky has performed hundreds of bariatric surgeries throughout his career.

Dr. Dobrowolsky’s areas of research interest include minimally invasive surgical techniques, revision of bariatric surgery, and foregut surgery. He is Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Dobrowolsky has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and editorials. He is a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, among other professional associations.

Dr. Dobrowolsky completed a minimally invasive and bariatric surgery fellowship at Keck Medical Center of USC, as well as a general surgery internship and residency at Loyola University Medical Center. He earned his Doctor of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine.