Angela Marie Rodi, MD

Dr. Rapp graduated from Duke University in 1981 with a degree in BioMedical Engineering. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University in 1985, and then completed his postgraduate residency training in Phoenix. Upon completing his medical training, Dr. Rapp served the US Air Force for five years and then moved to Greenwood, SC, where he has practiced since 1995. Dr. Rapp opened the office of Premier Surgical Services, PA in Greenwood in September of 2003 which provided the community with a surgical practice offering weight loss surgery options in addition to a full range of general surgery options. This is the first practice with a dedication to bariatric surgery in the six county area of Greenwood, Laurens, Edgefield, Abbeville, McCormick, and Saluda counties. In 2010, Dr. Rapp opened an office of Premier Surgical Services, PA in Aiken, offering bariatric surgery in that area as well. Throughout his practice experience, Dr. Rapp continues to expand his surgical knowledge through training and new technology. He completed a Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Preceptorship Program in 2004, and a Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgeon's Training & Proctoring Program in 2006. Dr. Rapp was the first surgeon in South Carolina to perform many advanced robotic techniques during his procedures, including the use of Aesop robotics, and the completion of gallbladder removal and gastric procedures with full robotics. He was also the first in the Greenwood area to perform laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and adjustable gastric banding surgeries. Dr. Rapp is Board Certified as a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgery (ACS), a Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS), and a Member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).

Jonathan Q. Bailey, MD has been with Greenville Ob/Gyn since August 2001. He is originally from Danville, Kentucky, and he attended Furman University from 1989 to 1993. He then returned to Kentucky to attend the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed his residency training in Ob/Gyn at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He is board certified and a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has special interest in minimally invasive surgery, and both low and high-risk obstetric care. As well, Dr. Bailey has been certified as a menopausal medicine provider through the North American Menopause Society. Dr. Bailey has also participated in international medical mission trips to Honduras and the Dominican Republic. He and his wife Blair have two sons, and in is free time he enjoys exercising, outdoor activities, and traveling with his family.

Shanu N. Kothari, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a minimally invasive bariatric surgeon at Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina. Prior to joining Prisma Health, he worked at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin where he established their bariatric surgery program and started their minimally invasive bariatric surgery and advanced GI fellowship. Dr. Kothari earned his Bachelor of Arts in biology and graduated magna cum laude from Indiana’s Anderson University, followed by a medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He went on to complete a residency at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation in Wisconsin and a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery at the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Kothari has held positions as an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Clinic and the director of Gundersen Health System’s Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery and has served on numerous surgical boards and committees. He is a Professor of Surgery USC School of Medicine, Greenville. He is the past president for both the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Southwestern Surgical Congress. He is also the incoming President of the Fellowship Council. His passion for research and surgical quality is evident with over 300 national presentations and lectures, published journal articles and editorial contributions. Dr. Kothari is currently serving as the Jean and H. Harlan Stone Chair of Surgery in the Upstate.