Dr. Omar K. Danner

Name: Dr. Omar K. Danner

Specialty: General Surgery | Bariatric Surgery | Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care | Minimally Invasive Surgery

Qualification/Board Certification: MD – University of Alabama School of Medicine

Affiliation(s): Grady Memorial Hospital | Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Surgery

Location (City/State): Atlanta, Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Accepting New Patients: Yes

NPI Number: 1770610115

About the Doctor

Dr. Omar K. Danner is one of Atlanta’s most academically distinguished and clinically versatile general surgeons — a physician-scientist whose exceptional training, prolific research record, and affiliation with one of America’s most important public hospital systems place him at the intersection of elite surgical practice, academic medicine, and community health equity. He earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine — one of the South’s premier medical institutions — and completed a rigorous six-year surgery residency at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham from 1995 to 2001, one of the nation’s leading academic surgical training programs. He subsequently earned one of the most coveted postgraduate training opportunities in all of surgery — a Surgical Critical Care fellowship at Johns Hopkins University from 2001 to 2002 — training at an institution consistently recognized as among the finest medical centers in the world.

This extraordinary training pathway — spanning the University of Alabama’s nationally recognized surgery program and a Johns Hopkins critical care fellowship — has provided Dr. Danner with a uniquely comprehensive surgical foundation that encompasses four distinct and demanding subspecialty areas: Bariatric Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, and Minimally Invasive Surgery. This breadth of subspecialty expertise is exceptionally rare among practicing general surgeons and reflects a physician whose surgical capabilities span some of the most technically demanding and medically complex areas of the discipline — from life-saving trauma interventions and intensive critical care management to metabolic weight-loss surgery and laparoscopic minimally invasive procedures.

Dr. Danner practices through the Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta — one of the nation’s largest and most historically significant safety-net hospitals and a nationally certified Level I Trauma Center. This institutional affiliation is both a mark of Dr. Danner’s exceptional caliber as a surgeon and a reflection of his deep commitment to serving Atlanta’s most vulnerable and underserved patient populations. Grady Memorial Hospital is renowned not only for its trauma capabilities but also for its role as a teaching hospital affiliated with both Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University — placing Dr. Danner at the heart of one of the Southeast’s most important academic medical ecosystems.

Perhaps most remarkable is Dr. Danner’s extraordinary scholarly productivity. His profile documents a prolific record of academic publications — an extensive bibliography that identifies him as one of the most research-active general surgeons in the Atlanta region and a respected voice in the national surgical literature. This depth of academic engagement reflects a physician who continuously advances the science of surgery, contributes to medical education, and brings the very latest evidence-based insights into his clinical practice and teaching. He holds active medical licenses in Georgia, Alabama, Maryland, Florida, and Delaware — a multi-state professional footprint that speaks to both the geographic scope of his career and his ongoing professional commitments across institutions and states.

Education & Training

Medical School – University of Alabama School of Medicine (MD)

Residency – Surgery, University of Alabama Hospital — Birmingham (1995–2001)

Fellowship – Surgical Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University (2001–2002)

Subspecialty Focus – Bariatric Surgery | Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care | Minimally Invasive Surgery | General Surgery

Medical Conditions Treated

• Obesity and Morbid Obesity Requiring Bariatric Surgery
• Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity-Related Comorbidities (Diabetes, Hypertension, Sleep Apnea)
• Traumatic Injuries — Blunt and Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
• Traumatic Vascular and Solid Organ Injuries
• Appendicitis and Appendiceal Disease
• Gallbladder Disease and Cholelithiasis (Gallstones)
• Hernia (Inguinal, Ventral, Incisional, Umbilical)
• Colorectal Conditions (Colon Cancer, Diverticulitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) — Surgical Management
• Surgical Critical Care Conditions (Sepsis, Organ Failure, Post-Surgical Complications)
• Intestinal Obstruction and Bowel Conditions
• Pancreatic and Biliary Conditions Requiring Surgery
• Soft Tissue Infections and Necrotizing Fasciitis
• Skin and Soft Tissue Tumors and Masses
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Conditions Requiring Surgical Intervention

Medical Procedures Performed

• Bariatric Surgery — Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
• Bariatric Surgery — Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Bariatric Surgery — Adjustable Gastric Banding
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal)
• Laparoscopic Appendectomy
• Laparoscopic and Open Hernia Repair (Inguinal, Ventral, Incisional)
• Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Trauma Laparotomy and Damage Control Surgery
• Solid Organ Injury Management (Liver, Spleen, Kidney)
• Surgical Critical Care Management and ICU Oversight
• Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery (Nissen Fundoplication)
• Bowel Resection and Intestinal Reconstruction
• Soft Tissue and Wound Debridement
• Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy
• Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery

Services Offered

Dr. Danner’s surgical practice at Grady Memorial Hospital through the Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Surgery offers a uniquely comprehensive and academically grounded range of general and subspecialty surgical services — spanning bariatric and metabolic surgery, trauma and emergency surgery, surgical critical care, and minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures. His four-subspecialty surgical expertise allows him to manage the broadest possible spectrum of surgical conditions, from elective weight-loss procedures performed in a carefully planned surgical setting to life-threatening trauma and critical illness requiring immediate, high-stakes intervention.

Bariatric and metabolic surgery is one of the defining pillars of Dr. Danner’s elective surgical practice. For patients struggling with obesity and its associated metabolic comorbidities — including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease — he performs the full range of weight-loss surgical procedures including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and adjustable gastric banding. His approach to bariatric surgery is grounded in a comprehensive, multidisciplinary framework that includes thorough preoperative evaluation, patient education, nutritional counseling coordination, and long-term postoperative follow-up — recognizing that durable weight-loss success requires a whole-patient commitment that extends far beyond the operating room.

Trauma surgery and surgical critical care represent the most time-sensitive and highest-stakes dimensions of Dr. Danner’s surgical practice. At Grady Memorial Hospital — a nationally designated Level I Trauma Center that serves as the primary trauma receiving facility for Atlanta and a large catchment area of Georgia — Dr. Danner provides expert surgical care for patients with life-threatening injuries from motor vehicle accidents, penetrating wounds, falls, and other traumatic mechanisms. His Johns Hopkins Surgical Critical Care fellowship training is particularly critical in this context, providing the intensive care medicine expertise needed to manage not only the surgical aspects of trauma but also the complex, multi-system physiological derangements that follow major injury. His ICU-level critical care capabilities ensure that the most severely injured and critically ill surgical patients receive the highest standard of post-operative management available.

Minimally invasive surgery represents the technical approach that Dr. Danner applies across a wide range of elective and semi-elective general surgical procedures — from laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendectomy to complex laparoscopic colon resections and anti-reflux surgery. His minimally invasive expertise enables patients to benefit from significantly reduced surgical trauma, shorter hospital stays, faster recovery, and lower complication rates compared to traditional open surgical approaches.

Services include:

• Bariatric surgery consultation, evaluation, and surgical planning
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
• Metabolic surgery for obesity-related diabetes and comorbidities
• Post-bariatric surgery follow-up and long-term weight management support
• Trauma surgery — emergency evaluation and operative intervention
• Damage control surgery for life-threatening traumatic injuries
• Surgical critical care and ICU management for post-surgical and trauma patients
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder surgery)
• Laparoscopic appendectomy
• Minimally invasive hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, incisional)
• Laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery
• Anti-reflux surgery (Nissen fundoplication) for GERD
• Bowel resection and intestinal reconstruction
• Soft tissue infection and necrotizing fasciitis surgical management
• Thyroid and parathyroid surgical procedures
• Academic surgical consultation and second opinion services

Accepted Insurances

• DE State Medicaid (Medicaid)

Please contact the practice directly to confirm additional insurance plans accepted, as coverage may vary. Dr. Danner practices within Grady Memorial Hospital — a major safety-net institution that serves patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Practice Locations

Location 1 Morehouse School of Medicine address: 80 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE Atlanta, GA 30303

Phone: (404) 616-1415

Hospital Affiliations

• Grady Memorial Hospital — Atlanta, GA (Nationally Certified Level I Trauma Center | Major Academic Safety-Net Hospital affiliated with Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University)