DEXTER G. TURNQUEST, MD PA
Dr. Dexter Turnquest is a board certified General and Bariatric Surgeon who has practiced in the Northwest Houston area for over 14 years. Dr. Turnquest is known for his dedication to his patients and excellent surgical skill. He has been honored by Texas Monthly Magazine in its Top Doctors in Texas listing for the past four consecutive years (peer nominated), in H Magazine's Top Doctors in Houston as well as many additional honors.
He has served as Chairman of surgical department, Chief of Staff and currently is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees as well as the Medical Director of the Weight Loss Program at Houston Northwest Medical Center Hospital. He is past President of the North Branch of the Harris County Medical Society and has served on the board of the Harris County Medical Society as well as the Houston Academy of Medicine. Dr. Turnquest is actively involved with The Texas Medical Association and serves on the Trauma and EMS committee of the TMA.
Dr. Turnquest obtained his medical degree at The University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida and completed his surgical training at the University of Texas Health Sciencer Center - Houston (1995). He is board certified (1996) and recertified (2006) by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeon and of The American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.
His interest include general and minimally invasive surgery, weight loss surgery, cancer, and antireflux surgery.
GENERAL AND BARIATRIC SURGERY