Paresh Rajajoshiwala, MD

Dr. Paresh Rajajoshiwala, known to patients as Dr. Raja, is a premier general and weight loss surgeon practicing in Keller, Texas. Born in the western part of India, Dr. Raja immigrated with his parents and siblings to the United States in 1981. He completed his high school and undergraduate studies in southern California. He attended Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Raja completed his Surgical Internship at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Hospital, and his Surgical Residency at The Cottage Health System in Santa Barbara, California.

Dr. Raja has been Board Certified in General Surgery since 2001 and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He is an active member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Dr. Raja performs the majority of the procedures using minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Raja performs a full spectrum of general and bariatric surgery operations. The latter includes roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. He also performs revision bariatric surgery when patients have had poor results or complications with prior adjustable gastric banding procedures, their anatomy has changed over time and needs repair or they’ve gained weight because of their relaxed behavior and it is non-reversible by additional guidance