JourneyLite Physicians is proud to welcome Dr. David Schumacher to our experienced team of weight loss professionals! Dr. Schumacher is an experienced laparoscopic weight loss surgeon who specializes in gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and revisional surgery. A native of West Milton, Ohio, Dr. Schumacher was medical director of the weight loss surgery program at Kettering Hospital in Dayton, Ohio for nearly 15 years. He is well known in the city of Dayton and throughout the state of Ohio as having changed thousands of lives over the last two decades. Over the span of his entire career, he has completed over 4000 weight loss procedures and was one of the first 100 surgeons in the United States to perform a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. He was also among the first surgeons in the US to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass. Dr. Schumacher’s vast experience and years of the highest quality care will undoubtedly serve our patients well, and we are very excited to have him become part of the JourneyLite family!