Mt. Vernon, IL (March 6, 2023) – SSM Health Medical Group announces the addition of board certified bariatric and general surgeon, Fariba Dayhim, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, CNS, to the southern Illinois region as Medical Director of Weight Management Services at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.
Fariba Dayhim, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, CNS is an established and highly skilled surgeon with more than 15 years of experience in advanced minimally invasive, general, and bariatric surgery. She completed her general surgery residency at New York Medical College (Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center and Lincoln Hospital) in the Bronx, New York. She then went on to complete her advanced minimally invasive/bariatric surgery fellowship at The Methodist Hospital/Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX. Prior to her residency in New York, she also did a research fellowship at The University of Michigan Plastic Surgery department.
Dr. Dayhim holds certifications from the American Board of Surgery, American Board of Obesity Medicine, and Certification Board of Nutrition Specialists. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS) as well as an active member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
“To me, medicine is more than using science and practicing excellence to heal. Medicine is also an art of humanity and compassion, and most importantly respecting human dignity in all aspects of what we do. I am glad to have found the same values at SSM Health,” states Dayhim.
Dayhim’s practice is part of SSM Health Medical Group located at 5 Good Samaritan Way, Suite A, Mt. Vernon (62864). Her office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Dayhim, please call 618-899-1264 or visit the SSM Health Weight Management Services page.
About SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon, operating in partnership with the Felician Sisters, is a 134-bed hospital and has the most advanced robot surgical system for minimally invasive surgery, a comprehensive neurosciences program, and a pediatric emergency and NICU telemedicine program operated in conjunction with the physicians at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. In 2016, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital was named a “Best Hospital” by US News and World Report for treatment of congestive heart failure. In recent years, Healthgrades has presented SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital with the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, and the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence.
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