Interview: Doctor Charles Procter (Dangerously Obese)

Dr. Charles Procter has helped people achieve significant weight loss and a healthier life through his expertise as a bariatric surgeon and his numerous TV shows, including his latest “Dangerously Obese” on TLC.

Dr. Charles Procter (2025)

SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales has an interview with bariatric surgeon and TV personality Doctor Charles Procter (“1000-LB Sisters,” “1000-LB Best Friends”), who talks about his career, the impact of his work on patients’ lives, and his TLC series “Dangerously Obese.”

PLEASE NOTE: This online version of the interview is slightly different than how it appeared on the TV episode. There was technical problems with the video portion of the interview.

Mini-Biography:

Dr. Charles Procter Jr. is a bariatric surgeon, TV personality, and currently is featured on TLC’s “Dangerously Obese.” He is recognized for minimally-invasive techniques and robotic-assisted surgical practices, particularly in bariatric procedures such as sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and duodenal switch. Dr. Procter, who is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and holds the titles of Fellow in both the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, is one of the founding members of Beltline Health, also known as Beltline Bariatric and Surgical Group, which he established in 2016. As a TV personality, the doctor is known for reality programs, including TLC’s “Family By the Ton,” “1000-lb Sisters,” “Too Large,” and “1000-lb Best Friends,” where he assists morbidly obese individuals in their weight loss endeavors. Currently, Dr. Procter serves as the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Northside Hospital Atlanta.