Our Team
| Our team is second-to-none in both quality and experience, and these are just a few of the members of the experienced team that will be helping you each step of the way. We now have 18 people on our staff, most of them are not only compassionate professionals but also patients of Dr. Curry! Trace W. Curry, M.D. Dr. Curry is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive weight loss surgery. He is a Cincinnati native and trained at Good Samaritan Hospital. He is the director of bariatric surgery at The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati and JourneyLite of Cincinnati, and the Fast Track Metabolic Weight Loss Center. He has performed well over 1600 laparoscopic gastric bands, 800 laparoscopic bypasses, and 75 sleeve gastrectomies, making him one of the most experienced laparoscopic band and laparoscopic gastric bypass surgeons in the country. In fact, he completes 99.9% of his procedures laparoscopically. Dr. Curry is also well-known for his accessibility, and he frequently has patients from all over the country contacting him for advice and guidance. He even spends time on the ObesityHelp.com message board helping patients. He makes himself freely available by email so if you have any questions just write to him! Dr. Curry's practice is certified as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. |
| Lisa Gergen, CNP/CBN Lisa is an advanced registered nurse practitioner and has extensive experience in managing surgical weight loss patients. She is the only NP in the region who is certified by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and is one of the few program coordinators in the country that actually scrubs in and assists at surgery. Their experience as a team in completing over a thousand cases together is critical to your care. Lisa is always available for band adjustments, clinical questions, or advice. She is on the consulting faculty for Ethicon Endo-Surgery and has been a
Erin Sullivan, CNP Erin is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner who is certified in acute care and is also a Lap Band patient. She is the Bariatric Program Coordinator at Jewish Hospital, and she provides both pre-op and post-op care to our patients as well as band adjustments in the office. Being a patient she has a unique perspective as a fill practitioner and is also obviously well-versed in bandster rules and regulations!
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| Erin Hurst, RD/LD
Rebecca is a registered dietitian who has a Master's Degree from Tuft's University and has the personal accomplishment of having lost 160 lbs through hard work, diet, and exercise. She is also a band patient. Along with Erin, she counsels patients before and after surgery but mainly focuses on the Metabolic Fast Track Weight Loss Center, our nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle program for surgical weight loss patients. |
| Tracy Burch Tracy is our office manager and also leads our 3-member insurance team. She has handled over 2,500 cases and knows how to get people approved quickly and efficiently! She can also assist you with financing options if you are looking to self-pay. Tracy was recently banded herself and has been very successful with her weight loss. |
| Charles Burhman, PsyD
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| Charity Woodward Charity is the person who is in charge of scheduling surgeries and handles patient accounts as well. Be nice to her and she will get you the surgery date you want! |
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Marcy Huff (left) - mhuff@journeylite.com
Begin your weight loss journey with the most experienced bariatric surgeon in Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Call Dr. Curry today. |















