Dr. Alex Fondaw
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What is Dr. Alex Fondaw?
Dr. Alex Fondaw is a surgeon-led practice in Austin, Texas, focused on weight loss, with general and foregut surgery also offered. The one physician the practice names is Dr. Alex Fondaw, MD, who is listed as its prescriber. He is board certified in general, bariatric, and foregut surgery and fellowship trained in bariatric and foregut surgery. He trained at the University of Kansas, completed general surgery residency at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chicago, and did a bariatric and foregut fellowship at Menorah Hospital in Kansas City, where he also practiced medical weight loss. He has practiced in Austin since 2025 and is a member of Capital Surgeons and Southwest Bariatric Surgeons.
The practice has two offices, both in Austin. Its weight loss care falls into three groups: prescription medication, surgery, and endoscopic procedures. The medications it names include Contrave, Qsymia, topiramate, phentermine, Victoza/Saxenda, Wegovy/Ozempic, Mounjaro/Zepbound, and Foundayo. Its surgical options include gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, duodenal switch or SADI, and revisions. Its endoscopic options are ESG and TORe. Its Google listing shows a rating of 5 from 15 reviews.
What does it cost?
The practice does not publish prices. It does not list a consultation fee, a visit fee, or a surgery fee. In its own words: "Yes, we offer very competitive cash-pay pricing for our surgeries and medical management." It does not say whether it accepts insurance, whether medication is included in any fee, or whether it offers HSA payment or financing. Get the numbers in writing before you book.
What should you ask before you book?
The office lists weekday hours from 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, with an after-hours answering service at 512-302-1210. Ask who signs your prescription, and whether Dr. Fondaw handles your follow-up or another clinician does. Ask whether medication is part of any cash price, and whether each drug is brand name, generic, or compounded. Ask what the first consultation, follow-up visits, and lab work cost. For surgery, ask what the cash price covers, including the surgeon, facility, anesthesia, and aftercare, and what a revision would cost. Ask whether visits can be done by telehealth, how cancellation works, and whether any membership or contract applies.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a surgeon-led practice that offers medication, endoscopic, and surgical options in one place, and you are ready to pay cash after getting the prices in writing. It is a weaker fit if you need published prices, confirmed insurance terms, or telehealth visits before you commit.
Sources: drfondaw.com, drfondaw.com/weight-loss, drfondaw.com/schedule-weight-loss
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Dr. Alex Fondaw’s own website on 2026-10-11. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “GLP-1 Medications” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.
Hours
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm