Dr. Andrew Harner is a Board Certified Surgeon who completed his medical school and general surgery residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, before receiving advanced minimally invasive surgery, robotics, and bariatric surgery training at the UT Health Houston, one of the nation’s largest centers for advanced robotic surgery. Following his training, he returned to Alabama, where he was born, to join Alabama Bariatrics, bringing along his wife and two young boys.
Dr. Harner has published extensively on a broad range of general surgery topics and has presented at numerous national surgical conferences with a focus on quality improvement and access to care. In particular, he has an interest in expanding access to minimally invasive surgical approaches, which have been shown to result in faster patient recovery and improved outcomes. He has a passion for surgical education and has been a contributing author for several book chapters.
Dr. Harner specializes in advanced minimally invasive general surgery and robotics with a focus on bariatric and foregut surgery. He enjoys working closely with each patient to develop a personalized treatment plan to achieve their health goals.
