Medical College of Georgia
Department of Surgery: Minimally Invasive and Digestive Diseases Surgery
L. Renee Hilton, MD, is a board certified general surgeon and is fellowship-trained in both bariatric and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Hilton is the Director of the Center of Obesity and Metabolism at Augusta University Medical Center. She specializes in laparoscopic procedures for obesity, including gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and revision of prior bariatric surgery. She is dedicated to helping individuals with morbid obesity reach healthier weights and improve their quality of life. Dr. Hilton is also committed to providing patients with the highest standards for the diagnosis and surgical management of complex foregut diseases including achalasia and GERD, diseases of the stomach, small intestines, gallbladder, and other abdominal organs. She specializes in all type of primary and recurrent abdominal wall and hiatal hernias using laparoscopic techniques. Her goal is to offer the most effective surgery with the least recovery time and post-operative discomfort. Dr. Hilton is originally from Edison, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia followed by the Medical College of Georgia for her medical degree. She completed her general surgery residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida and then fellowship in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. She has been involved in numerous research projects involving obesity and is currently serving as the principal investigator on two trials at Augusta University Medical Center.
