A highly experienced surgeon who served twenty years in the Navy, Dr. Chastanet is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Chastanet specializes in laparoscopic surgery and has performed gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy weight loss surgeries for over a decade. His accomplishments began when he graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy by ranking in the top 10% of his class. He went on to earn his medical degree at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He completed his general surgery residency and internship at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego and received advanced fellowship training in laparoscopy at the University of Texas at Houston.