Columbia University Medical Center | Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery | Practice Brochure

About Us

Are you tired of being overweight? Have you tried a number of methods to get rid of those excess pounds and nothing has worked? If you are 100 lbs over your normal weight, and are considered obese, chances are diet and exercise alone will not provide for long-term results. The solution to your problem may be answered by a gastric bypass surgeon. At Columbia Medical Center/Center for Obesity Surgery in NYC, their surgeons understand what it's like to be overweight and are dedicated to finding a treatment/surgery that works best for you.

Columbia Medical Center/Center for Obesity Surgery specializes in the following procedures:

• Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
  
• Banded Gastric Bypass
  
• Lap Band
  
• Gastric Sleeve
  
• Duodenal Switch
  
• And Others
  

Not only is being overweight alone hard to handle, but it can come with a variety of health effects that can leave you feeling miserable. Such health factors may include gastroesophageal reflux or severe heartburn, urinary incontinence, venous problems of the legs, lower back pain, and disability from degenerative arthritis and disk disease. Because of all these added affects, it's important for an obese person to consider obesity surgery so that they can improve their overall life, and possibly live longer.

Choosing the right surgeon to perform obesity surgery is very important, so the professionals at Columbia Medical Center make it as easy as they can for you. They offer surgeons with exceptional surgical skills and are dedicated to your follow-up care. They provide anyone interested in the procedures they offer, the opportunity to attend one of their complimentary seminars. These seminars go over everything the surgeries involve so that the patient is completely informed.

By being overweight, you bring on numerous other side effects. Contact the Columbia Medical Center in NYC today about working with a Gastric Bypass Surgeon.