Dr. Richard DiCicco is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons and the Southeastern Surgical Congress.

He received his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean in St. Martens, Netherland Antilles, where he lived while completing his first two years of medical school.  His third and fourth years of medical school were completed in teaching hospitals in Detroit, Michigan.  Dr. DiCicco completed his residency at St. Agnes Healthcare in Baltimore, Maryland, which is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital.  He then completed extensive training in laparoscopic bariatric surgery under the supervision of leading bariatric surgeons in Maryland, and is committed to providing exceptional healthcare services to the obese population in West Florida.

You may visit Dr. DiCicco's websites at:

www.FloridaObesitySurgical.com and www.endofobesity.com

Other websites of interest include Florida Bandsters Support Group
(floridabandsters · Bandsters on the West Coast of Florida)
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/floridabandsters/