Gaspar’s relentless pursuit to care for the morbidly obese patient comes after a personal, lifelong struggle with obesity.  Gaspar Rosario started his career in the field bariatrics after having his LAP-BAND surgery.   Personally losing a hundred pounds, and gaining full confidence in the effectiveness of the LAP-BAND^® system, Gaspar shares his experiences from both perspectives as a patient and as a care provider.   Gaspar Rosario’s professional career spans from surgical ICU nursing, to nursing supervisor before joining his collaborating physicians, Dr.  Christine Ren-Fielding, Dr. George Fielding and Dr. Marina Kurian, in managing thousands of bariatric patients.  Gaspar is bariatric care consultant and faculty member for Allergan Medical, the manufacturers of the Lap-Band^® System, for whom he lectures and teaches surgeons and allied health professionals alike, in the art of performing LAP-BAND^® adjustments and follow up care.                                        

Gaspar Rosario received his Bachelor’s in Nursing Science from Lehman College CUNY and his Master’s in Nursing Science in Adult Health Nurse Practitioner from Hunter College in New York.  Gaspar is an active member and speaker for the America Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.  An inductee to Sigma Theta Tau, (National Nursing Honor Society) and certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).  Gaspar is also involved in precepting nurse practitioner student as well as conducting ongoing bariatric nursing education series for the nursing staff.   Gaspar Rosario is also a contributing writer for the New YoU^® Newsletter and active participant in bariatric research and coauthored of several papers and abstracts selected for ASMBS presentations.  His knowledge and experience, both as a patient and as a clinician, has made Gaspar Rosario, MSN, NP-C, an expert in the field of bariatrics.