Meet your Bariatric surgery surgical staff at VA Boston health care

Meet our surgeons

Dr. Ann DeBord Smith [she/her/hers], is board certified in General Surgery, Director of Bariatric Surgery, and Instructor at Harvard Medical School.

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, MD, 2010
Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 2018
Fellowship:  University of Massachusetts, Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, 2019
Board Certification: Board Certified in General Surgery

Dr. Smith's clinical interests include surgical treatment for Obesity and Reflux disease as well as minimally invasive approaches to general surgery such as hernias and colorectal disease. In the surgeon's spare time she enjoys biking and running with her family.

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Dr Pei-Wen Lim, MD, Ms-HPed, FACS [she / her / hers / herself],is a bariatric specialist board certified in General Surgery and Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine.

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, MD, 2012
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical School, General Surgery, 2017
Fellowship:  University of Massachusetts Medical School, Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatrics Surgery, 2018
Board Certification: Board Certified in General Surgery

Dr Lim's clinical interests include surgical treatment for obesity and reflux disease, hiatal hernia disease as well as minimally invasive approaches to general surgery such as hernias and gallbladder disease. In the surgeon's spare time, Dr. Lim enjoys travelling and dining with family.

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Meet our Advance practice practitioner

Claire Stauffer [she/her/hers], is a board certified physician assistant in bariatric surgery

Undergraduate School:   Boston College, BS Biology/BA English 2016
Nursing or PA School:  Tufts University School of Medicine, MMSc/MPH 2021
Board Certification: PA-C, NCCPA Board Certified Physician Assistant

Claire's clinical interests include bariatric and metabolic surgery, with research interests in preventative and lifestyle medicine and public health policy. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, and running to podcasts and audiobooks along the Charles river.