A relentless pursuit of excellence, education, training and experience, combined with her love and respect for her patients have propelled Dr. Preeti Malladi to the top of her specialty and earned her a solid and trusted reputation with outstanding outcomes. She is a board-certified, fellowship-trained minimally invasive bariatric and general surgeon. Her passion is to improve patients' lives through compassionate, ethical care with the highest level of clinical and technical skill and the most innovative technologies.
Dr. Malladi has a track record of excellence. Dr. Preeti Malladi grew up in Richardson, Texas and graduated valedictorian and national academic decathlon champion from J.J. Pearce High School. She attended Stanford University as a Presidential Scholar and graduated with her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. After working as a technology consultant in Silicon Valley, she decided to pursue a career which would have a more direct, positive impact on people’s lives. After completing pre-medical courses at Southern Methodist University (where she received the Chemistry book award), she earned her MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. She graduated with the highest honor for a graduating senior selected by the entire faculty, the Ho Din Award. This award is given to a UTSW medical student who "exemplifies the unique personal qualities embodied in all great physicians - medical wisdom combined with human understanding."
Dr. Malladi then specialized in surgery at the highly sought after academic seven-year general surgery residency program at UCLA. During her residency, she completed a two year research fellowship at Stanford University at the Pediatric Surgery Research Center. Her research delved into the field of tissue engineering studying mechanisms of cell differentiation that may help in future reconstructive surgical options for children. She composed book chapters in pediatric surgery, authored numerous papers, and presented to national and international audiences. She earned Stanford’s McCormick award for Women in Academic Medicine and also received UCLA’s award for the top graduating chief resident in research. In order to hone her advanced surgical skills, Dr. Malladi pursued further training at the minimally-invasive surgery fellowship at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine where she studied laparoscopic, single-incision, and scarless techniques.
Dr. Preeti Malladi started her surgical practice in Dallas 2009 and has performed thousands of complex, advanced, minimally invasive, gastrointestinal surgeries for patients in DFW and throughout the US using laparoscopy, robotic-assisted surgery (da Vinci), and endoscopy. She is at the helm of Malladi Bariatrics and Advanced Surgery which is comprised of a team of highly skilled and dedicated medical professionals (nurses, surgeons, dieticians, psychologists, fitness trainers) focused on helping patients achieve their health goals.
Malladi Bariatrics offers both medical and surgical weight loss treatments including gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, and bariatric revision and conversion operations. The revision and conversion surgeries include Lap band to sleeve, re-sleeve, band to bypass, pouch reductions, and sleeve to bypass conversions. Dr. Malladi and her team provide support through every step of the weight loss journey from choosing the appropriate operation, preparing for lifestyle changes, recovery, after-care, and long-term follow-up.
Dr. Malladi also has expertise in acid-reflux surgery (hiatal hernia repair, fundoplication, Linx procedure) and abdominal surgery such as gallbladder surgery and hernia surgery.
Dr. Malladi is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. She has overseen multiple bariatric programs and is currently serving as Medical Director for Bariatric Surgery at Methodist Dallas Medical Center where she leads a robust, comprehensive bariatric center of excellence.