Meet the Providers
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center's program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons. An important key to the success of the program is its dedicated and experienced team including surgeons, a bariatric coordinator, registered dietitians, a physical therapist and a support group. All professionals are dedicated to helping our patients achieve their health and weight loss goals.
Nicole Basa, M.D. – Bariatric Services Medical Director
Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago,IL
Residency: University of Southern California
Fellowship: UCLA in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Practice: B&A Surgeons, (512) 260-3444
1410 Medical Parkway, Cedar Park, TX, 78613
Alan Abando, M.D. – Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Residency: Huntington Memorial Hospital – affiliate of USC
Practice: B&A Surgeons, (512) 260-3444
1410 Medical Parkway, Cedar Park, TX, 78613
Eric Acheson, M.D. – Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Medical School: Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA
Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, TX
Practice: Southwest Bariatric Surgeons, (512) 498-4860
Physicians Centre, 505 W. Louis Henna Blvd., Suite 220, Austin, TX, 78728
Shey Ditto, D.O. - Board Certified in General Surgery
Medical School: DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Residency: Medical City, Fort Worth, TX
Fellowship: BodEvolve, Arlington, TX - Bariatric and Cosmetic Surgery
Practice: ATX Robotic Surgery, (512) 436-9986
2217 Park Bend Dr., Suite 220, Austin, TX 78758
Sashidhar Ganta, M.D. – Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Medical School: Rangaraya Medical College, India
Residency: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Fellowship: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Practice: Austin Institute of Bariatrics & Laparoscopy, (512) 257-2425
11851 Jollyville Rd., Ste: 104, Austin, TX, 78759
Joseph Jeanette, D.O. – Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center and Virginia Mason Medical Center
Practice: Ascension Medical Group General Surgery, (512) 869-7310
3721 Williams Dr., Georgetown, TX, 78628
Jackly Juprasert, M.D. - Board Certified in General Surgery
Medical Education: Temple University School of Medicine, M.D.
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, M.S.
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery
Practice: NuSelf Bariatrics (512) 952-0341
11851 Jollyville Road, Suite 104, Austin, TX 78759
Erik Lough, M.D. – Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV
Residency: West Virginia University, Charlestown, WV
Fellowship: University of Massachusetts in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery
Practice: Southwest Bariatric Surgeons, (512) 498-4860
Physicians Centre, 505 W. Louis Henna Blvd., Suite 220, Austin, TX, 78728
Nancy Marquez, M.D. – Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Medical School: Baylor Medical School, Houston, TX
Residency: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Practice: Southwest Bariatric Surgeons, (512) 498-4860
Physicians Centre, 505 W. Louis Henna Blvd., Suite 220, Austin, TX, 78728
Marco Vinicio Medina-Zea, M.D - Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
Medical School: Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Residency: Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Practice: Austin Regional Clinic, (512) 260-1581
1401 Medical Parkway, Building B, Suite 220, Cedar Park, TX 78613
Sierra Tedesco - PA-C
Bariatric and Orthopedic Physician Assistant
Graduate School: Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions, University of South Alabama
Undergraduate School: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Sukwan Jolley, MPH, R.D., CSOWM, L.D.
Bariatric Coordinator
(512) 528-7317
All physicians listed are independent members of the medical staff at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center.
For more information about bariatric surgery in the Austin area, please call (512) 528-7317.