Title Meet your Bariatric surgery surgical staff at VA Boston health care Meta Meta description Bariatric Surgical Team. Here you will find pictures and bio's for the Bariatric Surgery Staff. Content Page introduction Get to know your Bariatric Surgical Team. Here you will find pictures and bio's for the Bariatric Surgery Staff. Generate a table of contents from major headings No table contents Main content Meet our surgeons Staff profile Ann DeBord Smith 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, 2010Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 2018Fellowship: University of Massachusetts, Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, 2019Board 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Staff profile Pei-Win Lim 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, 2012Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical School, General Surgery, 2017Fellowship: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatrics Surgery, 2018Board 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Meet our Advance practice practitioner Staff profile Claire Stauffer Claire Stauffer [she/her/hers], is a board certified physician assistant in bariatric surgery Undergraduate School: Boston College, BS Biology/BA English 2016Nursing or PA School: Tufts University School of Medicine, MMSc/MPH 2021Board 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.