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THE LONG ISLAND SURGICAL WEIGHT REDUCTION CENTER AT NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR THOSE SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT

November 13, 2008

Contact:  Shelley Lotenberg
(516) 572-6055
shelley@numc.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

THE LONG ISLAND SURGICAL WEIGHT REDUCTION CENTER AT NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR THOSE SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT

HIGHLY TRAINED TEAM OF SURGEONS, NUTRITIONISTS, INTERNISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, PLASTIC SURGEONS AND TECHNICIANS HELP TO PROVIDE COMPLETE CARE FOR
CHRONICALLY SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT


East Meadow, New York…Almost everyone has tried to lose weight at some point in their lives.  But if you or someone you know is among the many chronically severely overweight (100 pounds or more), who have tried dieting, exercising and group support, you might be interested in the services of the Long Island Surgical Weight Reduction Center at the Nassau University Medical Center.

The Long Island Surgical Weight Reduction Center offers surgery (called gastric bypass or bariatric surgery) as an option for those who are severely overweight, or those with medical conditions that have worsened with increasing weight.  We have 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.

The Nassau University Medical Center Department of Surgery provides various successful options through its Long Island Weight Reduction Center.  The following procedures, gastric bypass, gastric band, gastric sleeve resection and laparoscopic surgery are offered by highly skilled surgeons with many years of surgical experience in addressing weight reduction programs for the severely overweight and obese.            

Gastric Bypass:  creation of a small gastric pouch and bypassing segment of small intestine.  Done either open or laparoscopically.

Gastric Band:  placement of a band around the stomach to create restriction.  Done laparoscopically.

Gastric Sleeve Resection:  resection of part of the stomach and fashion it into a tube, which restricts the food intake, and is done in super morbidly obese patients.  This is a relatively new procedure and many plans don’t cover it.  It is done laparoscopically.

Laparoscopic Surgery: Surgery performed through tiny holes in the abdomen, with the help of a camera and special instruments.

For more information on services provided by the Long Island Weight Reduction center at NUMC or to schedule a consultation  appointment, please call the offices of L.D. George Angus, MD and Venkatesh Sasthakonar, MD, at 516-572-5869.