Meet the Bariatric Surgeons
Joshua E. Roller, M.D.*
Bariatric Medical Director for Northwest Health
Dr. Roller is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive bariatric and general surgeon, who honed his skills at Duke University, which operates one of the nation's premier bariatric surgery centers.
He graduated from medical school at University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, OK representing the top 10 percent in his class. He completed his general surgery residency and internship at University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, before completing his fellowship training at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, in advanced minimally invasive bariatric and general surgery.
Dr. Roller's specialties include: bariatric surgery and advanced laparoscopic general surgery procedures (including laparoscopic colon/rectal resection, adrenalectomy, splenectomy, gastrectomy, pancreatectomy, Nissen fundoplication, paraesophageal hernia, inguinal and ventral/incisional hernias. He has performed more than 4,000 weight loss surgeries since moving to Northwest Arkansas in 2007.
Yong Kwon, M.D.*
Dr. Kwon is a fellowship trained minimally invasive laparoscopic general and bariatric surgeon.
He completed his undergraduate education in neurosciences at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he graduated with honors. He received his medical education at the University of Washington School Of Medicine in Seattle, Washington, where he also served an internship in general surgery and completed his fellowship in advanced laparoscopic, minimally invasive bariatric and general surgery.
Dr. Kwon’s specialties include: bariatric surgery and advanced laparoscopic general surgery procedures with emphasis in esophageal and gastric surgery, as well as other operations of the gastrointestinal tract including laparoscopic colon/rectal resection, adrenalectomy, splenectomy, gastrectomy, pancreatectomy, Nissen fundoplication, paraesophageal hernia, inguinal and ventral/incisional hernias. He has performed more than 1500 bariatric surgeries since 2011.
Joshua M. Mourot, M.D.*
Dr. Mourot is a minimally invasive bariatric and general surgeon.
He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in chemical engineering. He attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Both his general surgery residency and fellowship in advanced minimally invasive surgery were completed at the University of Washington. Dr. Mourot has co-authored many papers and received various awards for his excellence in research and academics.
Dr. Mourot’s specialties include: bariatric surgery and advanced laparoscopic general surgery procedures including laparoscopic colon/rectal resection, adrenalectomy, splenectomy, gastrectomy, pancreatectomy, Nissen fundoplication, paraesophageal hernia, inguinal and ventral/incisional hernias. Dr. Mourot has performed more than 250 bariatric procedures since 2015.
Jamie N. Dutton, M.D.
Dr. Dutton is a minimally invasive bariatric and general surgeon. She earned her undergraduate degree in biology at Johns Hopkins University prior to attending medical school at the University of Kansas. Dr. Dutton completed her general surgery residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania and completed a fellowship in advanced minimally invasive bariatric and general surgery at Stanford University.
Dr. Dutton’s specialties include: bariatric surgery and advanced laparoscopic general surgery procedures which include laparoscopic colon/rectal resection, adrenalectomy, splenectomy, gastrectomy, pancreatectomy, Nissen fundoplication, paraesophageal hernia, inguinal and ventral/incisional hernias.
*Independent members of the medical staff at Northwest Medical Center – Springdale and Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital.