Dr. Ryan Headley is a board-certified general surgeon at Suburban Surgical Associates/Suburban Metabolic Institute in the western suburbs of Chicago (including Berwyn and Elmhurst, Illinois). 

Dr. Headley has vast experience performing an array of surgical procedures ranging from routine appendectomies to complex minimally invasive operations. More recently, Dr. Headley has focused on bariatric surgery and is particularly interested in surgery on the super obese as well as revisional bariatric surgery. 

Dr. Headley believes in having an honest and open relationship with his patients, and he's well-known for connecting with patients from all different backgrounds. As a surgeon, he strives to improve quality of life for each of his patients. 

Originally from Chicago, Dr. Headley completed his undergraduate degree at Illinois Wesleyan University, and then went to theUniversity of Iowa for medical school. While in medical school he was awarded Alpha Omega Alpha (an honor reserved for the top 10% of medical students). Back in his hometown, he completed his surgical residency at theUniversity of Chicago, where he also served as the executive chief resident.   

He has been the chairman of surgery at Macneal Hospital since 2015.