Bala Thatigotla, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS

Dr. Bala Thatigotla is a bariatric, gastrointestinal, general and robotic surgeon with over a decade of experience in performing a wide range of advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. He specializes in bariatric procedures such as Roux en y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, along with complex revision bariatric surgeries. Dr. Thatigotla has an extensive amount of experience performing procedures for diseases of gall-bladder, bile duct, esophageal, gastrectomy, colon surgeries and hernia procedures using minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic techniques.

Dr. Thatigotla received his medical degree from Sri Venkateswara Medical College in Tirupati, India. After completing his residency in general surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Albert Einstein School of Medicine/Bronx Lebanon Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Thatigotla went on to complete a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic bariatric and robotic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Thatigotla has his master’s in business administration with a health care specialization from University of Massachusetts.

Dr. Thatigotla is board certified in general surgery, bariatric surgery, obesity medicine and health care quality management. Before joining WakeMed as the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery & Medical Weight Loss, Dr. Thatigotla has held several leadership positions including Director of Bariatric Surgery, Chairman of Surgery, Associate Vice President of Medical Affairs and Medical Director. He has been a member and leader of various professional surgical organizations and received various teaching, quality and patient choice awards throughout his career.

Dr. Thatigotla believes in a well-rounded, comprehensive, holistic patient care approach. From the very first interaction and throughout the patient’s health care journey, he strives to make patients feel supported and heard. Outside of work, Dr. Thatigotla enjoys playing tennis, long distance road biking and traveling.

Specialty Procedures

Bariatric and metabolic Surgery: 

• Laparoscopic and Robotic Roux En Y Gastric bypass 
• Laparoscopic /robotic sleeve gastrectomy 
• Gastric band removal
• Laparoscopic /robotic biliopancreatic diversion-duodenal switch
• Revision Bariatric surgery 

• Robotic Bariatric surgery :Roux En Y gastric bypass,BPD-DS,Revision surgeries 
• Robotic paraesophageal hernia/fundoplication for Acid reflux surgery/heller myotomy
• Robotic cholecystectomy
• Robotic abdominal wall hernia : component separation with TAR,incisional, ventral and inguinal 
• Robotic Colo rectal procedures 
• Robotic pancreas and biliary procedures 

• Laparoscopic and robotic paraesophageal hernias
• Fundoplication for Gastro Esophageal reflux disease, Heller myotomies. 

• Laparoscopic/robotic Common bile duct procedures
• Laparoscopic/robotic pancreas procedures for non cancerous conditions 

• Laparoscopic and robotic colo-rectal procedures 

• Laparoscopic adrenalectomies

• Metabolic surgery 
• Robotics in general /GI surgery