UAB Bariatric Surgery Program
UAB Med Cast
English - November 28, 2016 00:48 - 16.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHealth & Fitness uab medicine Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In the United States, around 15.5 million people suffer from severe obesity, according to the National Institutes of Health, and the numbers continue to increase.
Bariatric surgery is indicated for patients who are morbidly obese and already have tried diets, exercise, and other non-surgical means of losing weight. The bariatric surgery program at UAB Medicine has been performing weight-loss procedures for more than 30 years, and it is the first American College of Surgeons Level 1 Bariatric Surgery Center in Alabama. This history, combined with our standing as a respected academic medical center, puts UAB Medicine at the forefront of weight-loss surgery.
Listen as Richard Stahl, MD, Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at UAB Medicine discusses the Bariatric Surgery program and how physicians can refer a patient to the Bariatric Surgery program at UAB Medicine.
