Dr. Matthew Linger is a general surgeon at Rapides Surgical Specialists in Alexandria, Louisiana. He specializes in bariatric surgery, general surgery, and critical care medicine. At Rapides Surgical Specialists, we perform a number of procedures including weight loss surgery, skin biopsies or excision of skin lesions, minor laceration repair, minor removal of soft tissue masses, colonoscopies, appendectomies, amputations, bowel surgery, dialysis access, and pediatric hernia repair.