Bariatric Surgeon Chicago West Suburbs | Dr. El Djouzi | Bolingbrook & Naperville, IL

You already know the shots didn't work. Now you're looking for a bariatric surgeon who will.

Dr. Sofiane El Djouzi is one of the very few surgeons in the Chicago area who is certified in both Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Medicine. That matters. It means he has sat across from hundreds of patients who tried the shots, lost weight, regained it, and came to him wondering what went wrong. He already knows your story. And he will tell you honestly, without pressure, whether surgery is the right answer for you. 2,400 successful procedures.

Serving Bolingbrook, Naperville & the greater Chicago west suburbs
4.9 on Google · 350+ Reviews
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Dr. El Djouzi, Board-Certified Bariatric Surgeon
2,400+ Procedures Proven Track Record
Dual Board Certified Bariatric Surgery & Obesity Medicine
Fellowship Trained Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
Fellowship Trained Advanced Surgical Endoscopy
Recognized & Affiliated With
Blue Distinction Center Bariatric
American College of Surgeons
MBSAQIP Accredited Center
Center of Excellence Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Center for Robotic Surgery
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth
Accreditation
Dr. Sofiane El Djouzi, MD, FACS
Meet Your Weight Loss Surgeon

Sofiane El Djouzi, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Listen. Most surgeons will spend 8 minutes with you, hand you a brochure, and send you to a coordinator. Dr. El Djouzi is not most surgeons.

He sits down with you. He reads your file before you walk in. He asks the questions nobody else asked. And when you leave that consultation, you know exactly what your options are, what the right path is for your specific situation, and what happens next. His patients keep saying the same thing: "I finally feel like someone actually listened to me." That's not a marketing line. That's what they write in their reviews, unprompted, over and over again.

Dual Board Certified Metabolic & Bariatric Fellowship Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Advanced Robotic Surgery Fellow, American College of Surgeons Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
Patient Stories

What Our Patients Say

Here's all I'm asking you to do.

Answer five questions about your height, weight, age, and insurance. Takes 30 seconds. You'll know immediately whether you're a candidate. No phone call. No pressure. Just an answer you've probably been waiting a long time to get.

Let's find out if you qualify.

Five questions. Thirty seconds. An answer you can actually do something with.

Please enter your age (18–99)
Please select your height
Please enter your weight in pounds
Please select your state
Please select your insurance

Your information is secure and will only be used to determine your eligibility.

Good news. You qualify.

Your BMI, your age, and your insurance all line up. Based on what we're seeing, your plan has historically covered both the consultation and the procedure with Dr. El Djouzi.

The next step is simple. You sit down with Dr. El Djouzi one-on-one. He reviews your full health picture, answers every question you have, and maps out exactly what makes sense for you. That's it.

Leave your name and number and we'll text you to lock in your spot. Dr. El Djouzi has consultations open this week.

We'll text you available times right away. The whole thing takes about 90 seconds to book.

You qualify. Here's exactly what happens next.

Your BMI and your age both check out for surgery with Dr. El Djouzi.

As a self-pay patient, here's what you need to know. Your consultation is a paid, private session with Dr. El Djouzi himself. Not a nurse. Not a patient coordinator. The surgeon. He'll review your full history, answer every question you bring, and give you his honest professional opinion on the best path forward for your specific situation.

  • You pay the consultation fee before your appointment. This lets Dr. El Djouzi prepare your case fully before you walk in the door
  • That fee goes toward your procedure if you decide to move forward
  • You walk out with a real plan, real numbers, and zero unanswered questions

Leave your name and number and we'll call you within the hour to walk you through everything.

Have questions about cost or financing? We'll cover all of it on that call.

Don't close this yet. You may still qualify.

Your BMI came back in the 30 to 35 range. And yes, that's below the typical threshold. But here's something most people don't know: patients with Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or sleep apnea qualify for surgery at a lower BMI all the time. It happens more than you'd think.

Dr. El Djouzi offers a free 10-minute phone call for exactly this situation. You talk to someone on his team, you describe what's going on with your health, and you get a straight answer. No charge. No pressure. Just clarity.

Text Us to Set Up Your Free Call

Someone from Dr. El Djouzi's team will get back to you to confirm. Usually within the hour.

Honestly, surgery isn't the right call for you right now.

Bariatric surgery requires a BMI of at least 30, with qualifying medical conditions. Your numbers aren't there yet, and Dr. El Djouzi wouldn't be doing you any favors by pretending otherwise.

But that doesn't mean there's nothing to talk about. If your situation changes, or you want to understand what options exist today, his team is a text away.

Text Us to Talk Through Your Options

Dr. El Djouzi primarily sees patients from Illinois and the surrounding states.

That said, it's worth a quick conversation. Some patients have traveled specifically to see him, and depending on where you are, a virtual consultation might work. Text us and we'll figure out what makes sense.

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