Getting Started

Medical Weight Loss

Medical weight loss is an option for patients who want to manage their weight with provider support — including nutrition counseling, behavioral support and prescription weight loss medications (such as GLP-1 medications) when medically appropriate — without surgery. Getting started is simpler than the surgical process. Contact us to schedule an initial consultation.

Your first visit is a one-on-one consultation with one of our providers, who will:

• Review your medical history, current medications and weight history.
• Complete an initial history and physical, and order baseline lab work if needed.
• Talk through your goals and build a personalized plan, with regular follow-up visits to track your progress and adjust your plan over time.

A surgical information session, psychological evaluation and surgical clearance are not required to begin medical weight loss. If surgery becomes the right option for you later, your care team can help you transition to the surgical process below.

Surgical Weight Loss

Appointment Scheduling

Please contact us directly or ask your provider to send a referral to our weight loss program to begin the process to bariatric surgery. One of our staff will complete a screening with you to determine candidacy for bariatric surgery.

Online Seminars

If an individual is a candidate for weight loss surgery, the patient is scheduled for an online information session and sent an educational video to view. This virtual information session includes presentations by several members of our team, including a surgeon, dietitian, psychologist and nurse.

Evaluation

Once you have attended an information session, your file is active. We will need to collect the following records from you before you are seen by the surgeon for a consultation:

• 3 years of medical records;
• A psychological evaluation;
• Weight management program (if your health insurance requires this);
• Additional medical tests, as determined by the surgeon.

Transfer of Care

Your medical file will be sent to the surgical clinic for review and you will then be scheduled for a consultation with one of our bariatric surgeons for surgical clearance. Once cleared, we will submit to your insurance company for approval. Upon approval, your preoperative appointments and surgery will be scheduled.