Dr. Cassaday, is the director of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at St. Anthony Hospital Shawnee. As a general surgeon, Dr. Cassaday offers a full range of general surgery procedures including the evaluation and treatment of patients eligible for bariatric surgery. He received his training in general and bariatric surgery from William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), El Paso, TX, and served as a trauma surgeon in both Iraq and Afghanistan during his U.S. Army combat deployments. Dr. Cassaday subsequently served as the bariatric program director for a period of 2 years at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Campbell, KY. During this period, he performed numerous bariatric cases with a focus on sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y procedures.