Surgeons at Tufts-New England Medical Center will perform the "gold standard" for treating obesity during a live Webcast December 6th, at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Dr. Scott Shikora, Chief of Bariatric Surgery at Tufts-NEMC and Surgical Director of the Medical Center's comprehensive Obesity Consultation Center, along with bariatric surgeons Dr. Michael Tarnoff and Dr. Julie Kim, will perform the surgery. Tufts-NEMC was the first medical center in New England to do the gastric bypass surgery using minimally invasive techniques. The Medical Center's surgeons remain the most experienced in the region, with outcomes more favorable than the national average.
The Bariatric Surgery team is also an integral part of Tufts-NEMC's Obesity Consultation Center, which offers integrated, multidisciplinary care for patients battling obesity. In addition to obesity surgery, the OCC provides nutritional, medical, behavioral and exercise components – all as part of its comprehensive program to help patients achieve and maintain substantial weight loss.Surgeons at Tufts-New England Medical Center will perform the "gold standard" for treating obesity during a live Webcast December 6th, at 6:...all »Surgeons at Tufts-New England Medical Center will perform the "gold standard" for treating obesity during a live Webcast December 6th, at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Dr. Scott Shikora, Chief of Bariatric Surgery at Tufts-NEMC and Surgical Director of the Medical Center's comprehensive Obesity Consultation Center, along with bariatric surgeons Dr. Michael Tarnoff and Dr. Julie Kim, will perform the surgery. Tufts-NEMC was the first medical center in New England to do the gastric bypass surgery using minimally invasive techniques. The Medical Center's surgeons remain the most experienced in the region, with outcomes more favorable than the national average.
The Bariatric Surgery team is also an integral part of Tufts-NEMC's Obesity Consultation Center, which offers integrated, multidisciplinary care for patients battling obesity. In addition to obesity surgery, the OCC provides nutritional, medical, behavioral and exercise components – all as part of its comprehensive program to help patients achieve and maintain substantial weight loss.«
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