UNC HEALTH Southeastern INC HEALTH Southeastern Meet General and Bariatric Surgeon Mark Dalvin, MD Mark Dalvin, MD, provides care at UNC Health Surgical Specialists at Southeastern Health Mall as both a general and bariatric surgeon. His clinical areas of special interest include bariatric/metabolic/weight loss surgery, hernia surgery, and robotic surgery. He performs a variety of operations including sleeve gastrectomy, roux-en-y gastric bypass, inguinal and ventral hernia repair, and paraesophageal hernia repair. He also completed a fellowship in bariatric surgery at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento in Sacramento, Calif. "I chose to become a surgeon to develop the knowledge and skills needed to directly improve the lives of people in my community," said Dr. Dalvin. "For me, the most important principle of being a physician is helping patients optimize their quality of life and supporting them in becoming the best version of themselves in their own eyes. I find my areas of special interest especially meaningful because of the profound impact they can have on a patient's long-term health, confidence, and overall well-being." UNC Health Surgical Specialists at Southeastern Health Mall 2934 North Elm Street, Suite E Lumberton (910) 739-0022 UNCHealthSE.org UNC HEALTH Southeastern INC HEALTH Southeastern Meet General and Bariatric Surgeon Mark Dalvin , MD Mark Dalvin , MD , provides care at UNC Health Surgical Specialists at Southeastern Health Mall as both a general and bariatric surgeon . His clinical areas of special interest include bariatric / metabolic / weight loss surgery , hernia surgery , and robotic surgery . He performs a variety of operations including sleeve gastrectomy , roux - en - y gastric bypass , inguinal and ventral hernia repair , and paraesophageal hernia repair . He also completed a fellowship in bariatric surgery at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento in Sacramento , Calif . " I chose to become a surgeon to develop the knowledge and skills needed to directly improve the lives of people in my community , " said Dr. Dalvin . " For me , the most important principle of being a physician is helping patients optimize their quality of life and supporting them in becoming the best version of themselves in their own eyes . I find my areas of special interest especially meaningful because of the profound impact they can have on a patient's long - term health , confidence , and overall well - being . " UNC Health Surgical Specialists at Southeastern Health Mall 2934 North Elm Street , Suite E Lumberton ( 910 ) 739-0022 UNCHealthSE.org