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For Referring Physicians

To refer a patient to Dr. Matthew Fitzer, fax records to (888) 519-0045 or call (703) 709-9771. If you would rather we call you, use the short form below. First visits are available by telehealth, so patients anywhere in Virginia can be seen without travel.

How to refer

  • Fax: (888) 519-0045
  • Phone: (703) 709-9771, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
  • Office: 171 Elden Street, Suite 3B, Herndon, VA 20170
  • Surgery and endoscopy: INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax

Records are helpful but not required to schedule. We can order what is missing.

Patients we see

Hiatal hernia and reflux

  • Paraesophageal hernias (types II, III and IV)
  • Symptomatic sliding hernias, including reflux with esophagitis, stricture or Barrett's esophagus
  • Recurrent hernias after a previous repair
  • New or worsening reflux after sleeve gastrectomy

Helpful to send: upper GI contrast study or other imaging, endoscopy report, pH testing if done, and prior operative notes. More detail is on the hiatal hernia surgery page.

Weight-loss surgery

  • Adults with a BMI of 35 or higher
  • Adults with a BMI of 30 to 34.9 and metabolic disease
  • Operations offered: gastric sleeve, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and LAP-BAND

Full surgery requirements

Revision surgery

  • Weight regain or reflux after gastric sleeve
  • Weight regain after gastric bypass
  • Slipped, eroded or ineffective gastric bands

Revision surgery overview

Endoscopic procedures

  • Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), generally for a BMI of roughly 30 to 40
  • Orbera gastric balloon, FDA-approved for a BMI between 30 and 40
  • TORe for weight regain after gastric bypass

Medical weight loss

  • GLP-1 and oral medication management, including prior authorization and appeals
  • Adults with a BMI of 30 or higher, or 27 or higher with a weight-related condition

Medical weight loss program

About Dr. Fitzer

Dr. Fitzer is a fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon, certified by the American Board of Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He has more than 25 years of experience in esophageal surgery. He has performed more than 6,000 laparoscopic weight-loss operations and more than 1,000 hiatal hernia repairs, currently more than 100 a year.

Dr. Fitzer's professional bio

After you refer

After the consultation and after any procedure, we send you a note and the operative report.

Request a call from our office

Please do not enter patient names or health information in this form. Tell us how to reach you, and we will call to take the referral.