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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.