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Gastric Bypass New York

Gastric Bypass is one of many surgical procedures designed to help people for whom weight has become a health issue. At Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, Dr Elliot Goodman guides his patients to and healthier and happier life.

A gastric bypass works by restricting the amount if food the stomach can hold before it sends the message to the brain that it is full. Doctors fool the brain by actually partitioning off a significantly smaller portion of the stomach and reconnecting the intestines to the new stomach pouch that has been created. The stomach's size is decreased and the vast majority has been bypassed, limiting the appetite of the patient receiving the surgery. Changes like diet and exercise are still necessary to increase the chances of a successful transition to a healthier lifestyle, but the bypass itself does meaningfully contribute to weight loss.

Dr. Elliot Goodman, a native of England, came to the United States in 1990 to train at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. He spent two years as a research fellow at Columbia University and has been at Beth Israel Medical Center since 2004. As an active member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery, he regularly lectures throughout the country and instructs younger surgeons in Bariatric techniques.

Beyond bariatric surgeries like gastric bypass, Dr. Goodman specializes in the following:

-Eating disorders
-Laparoscopic surgery
-Weight management
-Nutritional requirements
-Minimally invasive gastric surgery

Obesity carries many dangerous risks along with it like heart disease and diabetes. Gastric bypass is the first, and biggest, step to choosing a new life for yourself. Call Dr. Elliot Goodman and Beth Israel Medical Center in New York today.