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Weight Management Medicine and Surgery

Weight Loss Surgery

Dr. J. R. Salameh, MD, FACSVirginia Hospital Center offers a comprehensive Weight Loss Surgery Program designed to provide the highest quality of care to the morbidly obese patient. Directed by bariatric surgeon Dr. J. R. Salameh, MD, FACS, the program is modeled after the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence.
 

Dr. James Mayes, MD, FACSOur bariatric surgeons, Dr. Salameh and Dr. James Mayes, MD, FACS, are board certified and have years of experience in weight loss surgery. They offer a number of weight loss surgical options including laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap-Band® and Realize Band®0 and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. If you are a morbidly obese patient who has repeatedly failed more conservative weight reduction alternatives such as supervised diet, medications, exercise, and behavior-modification programs, then you may consider one of these weight loss surgical options.

The Weight Loss Surgery Program is a well-structured and multidisciplinary program which includes, in addition to surgical weight loss procedures, a number of other critical elements to help ensure a successful long-term weight loss:
  • Nutritional evaluation and education
  • Psychological evaluation and support
  • Body fat analysis
  • Support group meetings
  • Medically supervised weight loss program
  • Exercise and health promotion programs
  • Specialty services thoroughly familiar with the obese patient's needs (anesthesiology, radiology, endocrinology, cardiology, plastic surgery, etc.)

To schedule an appointment for Weight Loss Surgery evaluation or to register for a free Informational Seminar, please call Surgical Associates at Virginia Hospital Center at 703.717.4250

Informational seminars are routinely held every month at the Hospital. Attendance at the seminars is free but registration is required as seating is limited. These seminars allow patients to meet the surgeons and obtain more information on weight loss surgery including the risks and benefits, the alternative therapies and the expectations before and after surgery.