Gastric Bypass Surgery Barrie, Ontario

Gastric Bypass Surgery Barrie, Ontario

Four to five years. That's how long many Canadians in places like Barrie, Ontario have been waiting for gastric bypass surgery. But Elliot R. Goodman, MD at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City can help you in as few as three to four months.

If you need gastric bypass surgery and you're in Barrie, Ontario, get ready for a very long wait. As just an example, McGill University Health Center is one of the busiest weight-loss surgery centers in Canada, and it has almost 1,000 patients on its waiting list. But with Elliot R. Goodman, MD at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, you can have your gastric bypass surgery in as few as 3-4 months. Beth Israel will even work with you to determine if you can be reimbursed by Canadian Health Department, helping review your options and fill out the needed paperwork.

Waiting to correct morbid obesity can result in a variety of severe medical complications, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chronic arthritis. However, proper surgery can help relieve many of these secondary problems. In addition, Dr. Goodman and the staff at Beth Israel will help you create a lifestyle to maintain the health that can be provided by gastric bypass surgery, leading to lasting and lifelong weight loss.

Additional procedures that Dr. Goodman can help with include:

- Eating Disorders
- Stomach Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Weight Management
- Nutritional Requirements
- Minimally Invasive Gastric Surgery

Dr. Goodman has spent several years as a faculty member at medical schools such as the New Jersey Medical School and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was also co-director at the University Institute for the Surgery of Morbid Obesity. He became part of the staff at Beth Israel Medical Center in January 2004. Although his past research was mostly focused on cellular immunology, his more recent laboratory work has concentrated on the mechanisms of gene expression found in fat cells before and after gastric bypass surgery.

Imagine that in just a few months, you can be finished with the gastric bypass surgery that others in Barrie, Ontario are waiting years for. Call Dr. Goodman and Beth Israel Medical Center as soon as possible.