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Weight Loss Surgery During COVID with Dr. Mark Takata
San Diego Health
English - April 12, 2021 20:54 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsHealth & Fitness health healthandwellness heart nutrition cancercare cardiology diabetes fitness healthquestions maternity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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COVID-19 patients who are obese are at greater risk for serious complications. Due to these concerns, physicians have seen a rise in the number of obese patients seeking bariatric weight loss surgery. In this episode of San Diego Health, host Susan Taylor and Mark Takata, MD, who specializes in minimally invasive bariatric surgery, outline what patients can expect before and after weight loss surgery.