Progress Report Division & Section Reports
Obesity Surgery
Marc Bessler, MD
Surgical Director
There are many reasons to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Some people have serious health concerns. Others want to feel better about their appearance. Many are simply tired of the burden of being overweight and want to improve their daily quality of life.
Multidisciplinary Approach to Weight Loss
Even the most stringent diet therapies commonly fail, unfortunately, to help obese patients achieve sustained, long-term weight loss. Changing one's weight means changing one's lifestyle. This tenet is at the core of the Center's program. There are no "quick fixes." Rather, weight loss and maintaining one's goal weight require a life-long commitment to proper nutrition and physical activity. This integrated approach to weight loss—coordinating nutritional, medical, surgical, and behavioral services—offers our clients the best mix of strategies for achieving and maintaining permanent weight loss.
Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center combines the talents of physicians, surgeons, nutritionists, behavioral therapists, physical therapists, and a host of ancillary support professionals to empower individuals to succeed at the unique challenges of losing and controlling their weight.
Obesity Program
www.obesitymd.org
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