Bariatric surgery is an option for people who are severely overweight to lose extra pounds and improve associated conditions such as diabetes. However, it’s not an easy way out, and it requires a big ...

Every week, seemingly every day, peppered through all of our schedules are appointments labeled "preoperative evaluation." These are patients referred to us, their primary care doctors, by surgeons ...

Preparing for surgery is serious business. Exercise, nutrition and stress reduction appear to matter. Take it seriously.