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Clinic Type

Bariatric Surgery

Address

St. Johns, UF Health (Bariatrics program)

Phone

9048195861

Email

bariatricinfo@flaglerhospital.org

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • Bariatric surgery
  • nutrition counseling
  • exercise physiology
  • psychology
  • spiritual and emotional support groups
  • post-operative weight loss support groups
  • preoperative evaluation
  • insurance coordination/mandates
  • weight loss programs

Team

  • Robert Marema, MD, FACS — Medical Director, Bariatric Surgeon

Insurance & Payment

Some insurance plans require a six-month physician-supervised weight loss program prior to covering weight loss surgery.

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FAQs

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Healthgrades (UF Health Flagler Hospital): 69% Patient Experience Rating (2% higher than the national average) (not stated in provided snippet)
  • ObesityHelp (Flagler Hospital Bariatric Center): 5.0 out of 5 (316 ratings (16 reviews shown))

Patients praise

  • High overall satisfaction in patient reviews for the bariatric center (5.0/5 on ObesityHelp)
  • Care team/patient communication described positively (from Healthgrades patient-experience themes)

Common complaints

  • Specific negative experiences are limited in provided results; one review notes post-op nausea as a negative/concern
  • No detailed UF Health St. Johns bariatric-specific complaint patterns are provided in the sources

"“The only true negative that I can honestly say is that the nausea I experienced post op…”"

ObesityHelp – Flagler Hospital Bariatric Center Reviews

"Healthgrades highlights how patients felt about care (e.g., doctors listened/explained well and information about recovering at home)."

Healthgrades – UF Health Flagler Hospital

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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