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All bariatric surgeons have first participated in a General Surgery program and have become certified prior to performing bariatric surgery. Hospitals add additional recommendations that surgeons have to follow prior to obtaining privileges

Weight loss after bariatric surgery is dramatic and if following the rules set by your program, efficient. Expect to regain about 10 - 15 % of your weight loss achieved to become your set weight. There are a few pitfalls that cause dramatic weight regain.

Medications in general can be quite confusing for the post-bariatric patient. You can be given confusing information regarding how to take medications such as: cut your pills in half, no capsules, nothing bigger than an M & M or only chewable.

When I joined a practice in 1993 and began a surgical career, many patients referred to me as “Doogie Howser”, to those of you who are old enough to remember.

Yesterday I had a patient arrive to the office with a BMI >50, a 10-year history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and central obesity. She indicated that she had contemplated bariatric surgery for years,...

Many patients watch the commercials, speak to their friends and believe that a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is the operation of choice. Being one of the first surgeons in the country to perform a sleeve gastrectomy,...