Alonzo Mourning
Dr. Bessler has performed, or helped perform, procedures on several prominent Americans. He assisted in the liver transplant of Alonzo Mourning, removing the donor kidney from one of Mourning's relatives. He also performed the gastric bypass procedure on Michael Genadry, who played Mark Vanacore on "Ed", and has performed bariatric procedures on at least two contestants from "The Biggest Loser".