Donald R Fridley, D.O., FACOS,FASMBS

Dr. Fridley’s Bio:
Get to know General and Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Donald Fridley, who serves patients in the greater Tampa Bay area, Florida.
A highly trained Robotic general and bariatric surgeon, Dr. Fridley is the proud Owner of Surgical Associates of Bayonet Point, located in Hudson, Florida. He is committed to providing compassionate care for his patients by performing a wide range of general surgery treatments. Dr. Fridley specializes in weight loss options (surgical and non- surgical) through minimally invasive techniques. He is also on staff at the University of South Florida teaching surgical residents, as well as teaching P.A. students from Gannon University.
Born in Augsburg, Germany in a military family, he was raised throughout Europe and the United States. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Florida and graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then went on to complete his residency in general surgery at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and his fellowship in bariatric and robotic surgery at the Reading Hospital. Dr. Fridley trained at the world-renowned Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
With an unwavering commitment to his specialty, DR. Fridley is board-certified in bariatric surgery and general surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, which is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in the use of surgery to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Achieving fellowship status, Dr. Fridley is a Fellow of both the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (FACOS), and the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons (FASMBS).
In order to remain current with the latest in his field, he is an active member of the American Osteopathic Association, the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association. As well as serving on surgical quality board for multiple facilities. Dr. Fridley is the Bariatric Director for two neighboring hospitals in the region.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix, and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
As a testament to his success, Dr. Fridley has been the recipient of the Award of Academic Excellence (2010) and Defender of Freedom Award (2011) by the Army National Guard, With Gratitude For Your Support Award by the New Port Richey Library Centennial (2020), Certificate Of Accreditation by the MBSAQIP (2021), Awarded Top Doc (2022), Sponsor Walk from Obesity Award by the ASMBS (2021). Treasury of the ASMBS Florida chapter (2023).