Meet our Bariatric Team

Meet Our Physicians

• Jeffrey L. Lord, MD, FACS, Bariatric Surgeon   
  Dr. Lord earned his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich., and he completed his internship and residency at Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va.  He completed a one-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
  
  Dr. Lord has special interests in bariatric surgery to treat morbid obesity and training surgeons interested in this field. His interests also include metabolic and diabetic changes after surgery.
  
  Dr. Lord was previously the director of Minimally Invasive General and Bariatric Surgery at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va. Memberships in professional and scientific societies include the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS), and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Dr. Lord is also a physician teaching proctor for the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons.
  
  
• Anthony Huynh, D.O., Weight Management Physician
  Dr. Huynh completed fellowship training in nutrition and bariatric medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Penn.
  
  He earned his medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University, and he completed his internal medicine residency training at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Huynh has special interests in nutrition and weight management.

Meet Our Bariatric Clinic Staff

Our friendly staff members have the expertise, experience and compassion to guide patients each step of the way as they make the journey to a healthier lifestyle.

• Janet L. Carlo, RN, BSN, Bariatric Program Manager
  Janet Carlo, RN, BSN, is the Bariatric Program Manager at the Sacred Heart Institute for Surgical Weight Loss. She is a 1982 graduate of Old Dominion University.  Janet developed an interest in Bariatric Surgery after undergoing the Roux-en-y gastric bypass in 1998.
  
  Janet’s nursing career includes the area of Cardiovascular/Neurosurgery as well as numerous years addressing women’s health issues while working in the Family Birth Center at Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth and the Women’s Center at Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk. Prior to joining Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, she served as the Bariatric Program Coordinator/Case Manager at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center. The success of surgical treatment must begin with realistic goals and continuous progress through a post-operative regimen of dietary and physical lifestyle change. The surgery alone does not guarantee long-term weight loss. Follow-up care continues after surgery, and the recovery process also calls for you to participate in a bariatric surgery support group.
  
  
• April Finsley, Manager, Administrative Services
• Ruth Felber, Bariatric Financial Specialist
• Ann Prosperi, RN, Bariatric Nurse
• Leslie Gildersleeve, RD, Bariatric Registered Dietician
• Maggie Allison, Ph.D, Bariatric Psychologist
• Judy Little, Registered Medical Assistant
• Shelley Corley, Remedy MD Tracking Specialist
• Emily Shoemaker, Financial Specialist
• Ruth Felber, Insurance Precertification Specialist
• Brooke Norwood, Bariatric Receptionist
• Peggy Runnels, Bariatric Receptionist