NUMC’S LONG ISLAND SURGICAL WEIGHT REDUCTION CENTER HOSTS FREE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2010
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055
NUMC’S LONG ISLAND SURGICAL WEIGHT REDUCTION CENTER HOSTS FREE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
East Meadow, NY…. Nassau University Medical Center’s (NUMC) Long Island Surgical Weight Reduction Center offers free, open to the public educational seminars. The seminars are held every second Wednesday of the month from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the 8th floor in room 867. The seminar will be presented by NUMC’s bariatric team consisting of L.D. George Angus, MD, Venkatesh Sasthakonar, MD, and Nelka Ellis, RN. For more information or to register for a seminar please call (516) 572-6703
TOPICS DICUSSED DURING SEMINAR
Various types of surgeries
Who is a candidate for bariatric surgery?
Pre-operative and pos-operative
Benefits and risks of surgery
Most types of insurance accepted
EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR DATES IN 2011:
January 12th July 13th
February 9th August 10th
March 9th September 14th
April 13th October 12th
May 11th November 9th
June 8th December 14th
If you are among the many chronically severely overweight (100 pounds or more), who have tried dieting, exercising and the group support, you might be interested in the services of the Long Island Surgical Weight Reduction Center. The center offers surgery, as an option for those who are severely overweight, or those with medical conditions that have worsened with increasing weight. We’ve brought together a highly trained team of surgeons, nutritionists, internists, psychiatrists, plastic surgeons and technicians to provide complete care for patients. These experts supply constant individualized service in a private setting.