Michael Peters Jr., M.D., FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic surgery and bariatric surgery.
He practices with Christiana Institute of Advanced Surgery (CHRIAS) and is a member of the ChristianaCare Medical-Dental Staff.
Dr. Peters earned his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in 1998. He then completed his general surgery training at the Pinnacle Health Hospitals in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 2003. He completed a clinical and research fellowship in advanced laparoscopy and bariatric surgery at the Michael DeBakey Surgery Center of Excellence at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas in 2004.
Dr. Peters was the first surgeon in the state of Delaware to perform a sleeve gastrectomy procedure for weight loss. He is President of the Delaware State Chapter of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery from 2015 - present. He is actively involved as member to numerous national societies and committees including the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon and the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of Excellence Committee.
Contact info:
Christiana Institute of Advanced Surgery
537 Stanton Christiana Road, Apex Medical Building, Suite 102
Newark, DE 19713
302-892-9900