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James D. Pilkington, M.D.

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  • General Surgery
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • General Surgery

Provider Type: Physician

Welcoming new patients. Please see Participating Insurances for details.

Address, Phone & Map

Doctor's Contact Information

http://www.glsurgical.com/

Locations

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Gender

  • Male

Employed By

Great Lakes Surgical Associates

(Note: Providers who are not employed by MyMichigan Medical Centers or MyMichigan Medical Group may bill you separately for their services.)

Board Certified

  • General Surgery

Languages

  • English

Education

Medical School

1995
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI, DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Residency

2000
Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center, Grand Rapids, MI, GENERAL SURGERY

Year Began Practicing

  • 2000

Clinical Interests & Special Procedures

  • Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
  • Lumpectomy
  • Varicose Vein Treatment
  • Mastectomy
  • Endoscopic Surgery
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Advanced Laproscopic Surgery
  • Breast Surgery
  • Endocrine Surgery

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow - American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons
  • Michigan State Medical Society

Philosophy

Great Lakes Surgical Associate surgeons are committed to providing the highest quality surgical care to their patients by minimizing pain, recovery time and chance of complications from their surgical procedure.

Participating Insurances*

  • Aetna
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage(participation ends 12/31/2024)
  • ASR PPO
  • Blue Care Network Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Sheild Complete Medicaid
  • CHAMPVA
  • Cigna - Priority Health Strategic Alliance
  • Cofinity
  • ConnectCare - MyMichigan Health
  • ConnectCare - Northwood University
  • HAP - PPO
  • HAP Medicare Advantage HMO
  • HAP Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO(Participation ends 1/23/2025)
  • Molina - Medicaid
  • MultiPlan (PHCS)
  • Priority Health HMO
  • Priority Health Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Priority Health PPO
  • TriCare Humana
  • TriCare Standard & Extra
  • TriCare WPS - Prime

*Insurance Disclaimer

These are the insurance plans in which this individual is a "participating provider". This provider may accept other insurance, but your costs may be higher if they do not "participate" in your plan.

Specialty

  • General Surgery
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Obesity Medicine

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