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Shands HealthCare provides HealthCasts covering a wide variety of general health issues. Shands HealthCare is a private, not-for-profit healthcare system affiliated with the University of Florida. Shands includes eight hospitals, a network of more than 80 primary and specialty clinical practices, and a medical staff of more than 1,500 UF faculty and community physicians.

Weight loss surgery

Dr. Kfir Ben-DavidWelcome to another Shands HealthCast, brought to you by Shands HealthCare. This HealthCast features a discussion about weight loss surgery with University of Florida physician Dr. Kfir Ben-David, director of bariatric surgery. Dr. Ben-David sees his patients at the Surgical Associates clinic, located on the first floor in Shands at the University of Florida.  For more information about weight loss surgery call 352-265-0535, visit our Bariatric weight loss surgery weight loss page.

Intro

  1. What is morbid obesity?
  2. What are some of the health risks associated with morbid obesity?
  3. What does the Shands at UF Weight Loss Surgery Center offer?
  4. Does Shands at UF offer minimally-invasive weight-loss surgery?
  5. How do I know if I am a candidate for weight loss surgery?
  6. What is the adjustable gastric banding procedure?
  7. What is the gastric bypass procedure?
  8. What are some of the benefits to undergoing weight loss surgery?
  9. What do I need to do if I am interested in weight loss surgery?

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