Dr. Douglas J. Kaderabek was born in New York City while his Harvard trained general surgeon father was completing his residency training. He then moved with his family to Bedford, Indiana where his father practiced until he retired. Dr. Kaderabek was active in scouting during his youth attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

He attended Indiana University, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Before entering medical school Dr. Kaderabek spent two years as a district executive with the Hoosier Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Dr. Kaderabek attended the Indiana University School of Medicine receiving his medical degree in 1986. He then moved to Detroit, Michigan, for his general surgery residency at the Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals.

He joined Naab Road Surgical Group in 1991, and since has developed an interest in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. Dr. Kaderabek is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. For the past two years, Dr. Kaderabek has also served as Medical Director of the St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Bariatric Program while the program earned recognition as a Center of Excellence. He is also a member of the American Medical Association, American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Indiana State Medical Association, and the Indianapolis Medical Society.

Dr. Kaderabek and his wife Martha have two teenage children and enjoy fishing, camping, boating and spending time together.