Following several years of development, recruitment of dedicated and caring team members, evaluation of various surgical procedures, and implementation of stringent patient care processes, our high standards and exceptional outcomes have been recognized and awarded the highest honor achievable by bariatric surgeons around the world. “This certification as a center of excellence has been the result of years of hard work by our surgeons, nurses, staff, and support systems, and is an achievement of which we are all very proud,” said Dr. David Treen, founder of the Surgical Clinic of Louisiana, and director of the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®.