| Diabetes Surgery Program Opens At NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Opening the doors to one of the first academic medical program dedicated to surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has created a new section of General Surgery called Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery. The program will be led by the newly appointed Dr. Francesco Rubino, a pioneering authority in the emerging specialty.
Dr. Rubino, who was appointed associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and director of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, has advanced diabetes surgery as an entirely new surgical field-one in which gastrointestinal operations can be performed to directly treat diabetes-not just as a byproduct of weight-loss surgery.
He is the proponent of a novel procedure specifically designed to treat type 2 diabetes.
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell opens new section of general surgery called Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery
Opening the doors to one of the first academic medical program dedicated to surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has created a new section of General Surgery called Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery. The program will be led by the newly appointed Dr. Francesco Rubino, a pioneering authority in the emerging specialty. Dr. Rubino, who was appointed associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and director of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, has advanced diabetes surgery as an entirely new surgical field-one in which gastrointestinal operations can be performed to directly treat diabetes-not just as a byproduct of weight-loss surgery. He is the proponent of a novel procedure specifically designed to treat type 2 diabetes.
Expanding market
The rising number of obese people and the health problems their weight problems generate have turned baratric surgery into a growth business, both locally and nationally. Baton Rouge General Medical Center recently established a bariatric services division, staffed by three doctors. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center’s live Web cast of a weight-loss surgery procedure drew more than 800 online viewers, most of them local. Vista Surgical Hospital, the biggest player in the market, does more than 500 bariatric surgeries a year. "We wanted to move into the weight-management program, the weight-management realm for a couple of reasons," said Kurt Bennett, the General’s bariatrics coordinator. "One, obesity is growing, not only in this country, but specifically in southern Louisiana." The Baton Rouge area’s population is growing, in large part because of people moving from New Orleans, Bennett said.
Health calendar | A list of classes, workshops and other health-related events
Dates and times are subject to change. Call ahead to confirm. Nov. 12-18 Classes/workshops Weight-loss-surgery seminar TUE Discussion on who is a possible candidate for surgery, surgical weight-loss options and the benefits of laparoscopic bypass surgery; preregistration required. 6-7:30 p.m., Overlake Hospital (Conference Center), 1035 116th Ave. N.E., Bellevue; free (425-453-7888 or www.overlakehospital.org). Breathing and relaxation TUE Discover how to increase your confidence with breathing and relaxing skills; preregistration required. 7-9:30 p.m., Overlake Hospital, 1035 116th Ave. N.E., Bellevue; $35 (425-688-5259 or www.overlakehospital.org). Cooking and managing blood sugar during the holidays WED Get eating tips and menu ideas to help you stay in control; preregistration required.
Baptist Bariatric Center offers weight-loss surgery
The Baptist Bariatric Center has helped thousands of people in northwest Florida and south Alabama gain an active, healthy lifestyle through weight-loss surgery. Recently, the Baptist Bariatric Center and Bariatric Surgeon J. David Nye were recognized by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery as a Center of Excellence. This designation is recognized by many insurance companies for weight-loss surgery as it meets the highest standards of quality and safety.To earn a Center of Excellence designation, the Baptist Bariatric Center underwent a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program's surgical processes were closely examined and data on health outcomes was collected."Baptist Health Care has a history of national recognition for providing quality programs and services that meet the highest standards of excellence in patient care," said David DiLoreto, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical officer, Baptist Health Care.
Lowdown on the slim down
HOBART -- Having bariatric surgery and then contracting West Nile Virus has made Joan Smith's year fraught with terror. But it could've been a lot different for Smith, a model during The Methodist Hospitals' ReStart Center's fourth annual Weight Loss Showcase and Celebration at Avalon Manor on Saturday. Having just left Hartsfield Village Nursing Home in Munster a week ago after a three-month recuperation, her weight-loss surgery saved her life as she's been planning it. "The doctors told me that if I'd have gone in at 200 pounds more (or the weight she's lost since the surgery), I'd have never left the nursing home," said Smith, who sat stage side with a walker. "I just turned 68, and there's no way I'm ready for that." Each of the nine models showed their pride as they walked the stage.
Coping with the feasting season
Components include going box and chef dave thanksgiving menu tips plus online link. By Brenda Wade Schmidt bschmidt@argusleader.com Make fruit your dessert.
That's a favorite tip of Chef Dave Fouts, who wants to help people get through the holidays - or any days - without gaining weight. "I don't sacrifice taste and flavor. I just try to use a more realistic approach," says the nationally known chef from Oklahoma who is speaking Nov. 19 in Sioux Falls.
Fouts, 35, had gastric bypass surgery nearly six years ago, dropping from 410 pounds to 180. He will speak and host a cooking show from 6-8 p.m. next week at Schroeder Auditorium at Sanford USD Medical Center. Afterward, he will sign his latest book, "Cook Wise with Chef Dave."
While Fouts has developed tasty and healthy "real food" recipes for folks who have had weight-loss surgery, his message is for anyone, he says.
Business briefs
BARIATIC HONORS: The Baptist Bariatric Center and bariatric surgeon Dr. J. David Nye have been recognized by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery as a Center of Excellence. The designation is recognized by many insurance companies for weight loss surgery as it meets the highest standards of quality and safety.To earn the designation, the Baptist Bariatric Center underwent a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program's surgical processes were closely examined and data on health outcomes were collected.Since the program's inception, the Baptist Bariatric Center's surgeons, nurses, dietitians and psychologists have provided bariatric care to more than 2,000 patients.For more information, call 434-4080 or visit www.eBaptistHealthCare.org.From staff reports .
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