OUR QUALIFICATIONS
If you live in or around St. Petersburg and need assistance with permanent weight loss solutions, the Weight Loss Institute will provide answers to all of your weight loss needs. The Weight Loss Institute is supported by Dr. Kevin Huguet who is board-certified, fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon, and Kelly Range, a specialty-trained bariatric nurse practitioner.
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Kevin Huguet MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS
Dr. Kevin Huguet is the Medical Director and founder of the Bariatric Program, practicing at MIIS Weight Loss Institute, an affiliate of Tampa Bay Surgical Group. Dr. Huguet was born and raised in St. Petersburg, FL. He specializes in laparoscopic surgery and is highly experienced in bariatric surgery. Dr. Huguet earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 2001, where he graduated at the top of his class and received a prestigious membership to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. His internship and residency in general surgery were completed at the Mayo Clinic in 2006.
Check out Dr. Huguet’s YouTube channel to learn more about his approach to weight loss and bariatric surgery!
Pete Franklin Peterson, MD
Dr. Pete Peterson, MD is a board-certified general surgeon. His surgical interests include Advanced Endoscopy, Minimally Invasive General and Foregut Surgery, and Bariatric Surgery. He has a unique training experience with TGH being a tertiary referral center and the region’s only Level I Trauma Center. His foregut experience is further strengthened by association with the USF Joy McCann Culverhouse Center for Swallowing Disorders which manages nearly thirty percent of Florida’s Esophageal Motility disorders.
