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If you are morbidly obese, you may feel like there is no place to turn. Luckily, Sinai Hospital's Bariatric Surgery program offers hope, providing the latest surgical techniques in gastric bypass,, nutritional counseling and emotional support.
Join us for a free seminar at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 7 to learn if bariatric surgery is right for you. This talk is led by bariatric surgeon Christina Li, M.D.
Dr. Li specializes in minimally invasive and obesity surgery. She received her medical degree from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. She finished her resident training in general surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she also spent a year as a research fellow at the Maryland Center for Videoscopic Surgery. Most recently, Dr. Li completed a one-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Attending this talk is the first step to weight loss. Registration is not required. Additional classes will be held March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 7, August 1, September 7, October 3, November 7, December 5. To learn more, call 410-601-4486.
-Elizabeth Leis-Newman
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Bariatric Surgeon To Discuss Weight Loss Options
If you are morbidly obese, you may feel like there is no place to turn. Luckily, Sinai Hospital's Bariatric Surgery program offers hope, providing the latest surgical techniques in gastric bypass,, nutritional counseling and emotional support.
Join us for a free seminar at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 7 to learn if bariatric surgery is right for you. This talk is led by bariatric surgeon Christina Li, M.D.
Dr. Li specializes in minimally invasive and obesity surgery. She received her medical degree from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. She finished her resident training in general surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she also spent a year as a research fellow at the Maryland Center for Videoscopic Surgery. Most recently, Dr. Li completed a one-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Attending this talk is the first step to weight loss. Registration is not required. Additional classes will be held March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 7, August 1, September 7, October 3, November 7, December 5. To learn more, call 410-601-4486.
-Elizabeth Leis-Newman
- Bariatric Services Now Offered At Sinai And Northwest
While its patients are slimming down, the Bariatrics Program at LifeBridge Health is expanding, with services at Northwest and Sinai hospitals. Kuldeep Singh, M.D., joined the Division of General Surgery at Northwest Hospital as the division head of Minimally...
- Latest Research Indicates Gastric Bypass Most Effective Weight Loss Surgery
Two recent studies have been released that indicate the gastric bypass procedure is a more effective weight loss surgery option as compared to other weight loss surgery procedures. More information on the studies can be found here. Christina Li, M.D,...
- Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore Physician Performs Rare Single-incision Surgery For Weight Loss
Alex Gandsas, M.D., M.B.A., head of the Division of Bariatric & Minimally Invasive Surgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, successfully completed a weight loss operation known as ?gastric sleeve? using a single keyhole incision. ?It is a very complicated...
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I've previously posted about the health advantages of bariatric surgery. The gastric sleeve is a relatively new approach. It involves re-shaping the stomach into a narrow tube, or sleeve. Unlike the gastric bypass or the band, the sleeve does not...
- Bariatric Surgery At Sinai Hospital
Dr. Alex Gandsas, head of the Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Sinai Hospital To an outsider, gastric bypass surgery may seem to be a way of treating obesity. But Alejandro Gandsas, M.D., head of the Division of Bariatric and Minimally...