Meet The Surgeons

Wesley G. Girod, M.D.*

Wesley Girod, M.D., is a general surgeon in Hattiesburg, MS, a member of the medical staff at Merit Health Wesley, where he serves as the Bariatric Director. Board certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Girod is also a member of the Mississippi State Board of Surgery, the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Southeastern Surgical Congress. Additionaly, Dr. Girod serves on the Merit Health Wesley Ethics Committee. He is also certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Dr. Girod received his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Louisiana College in Pineville and his medical degree from Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, where he also completed his internship and residency training in general surgery.

*Denotes physician is an Independent Member of the Medical Staff of Merit Health Wesley.