Conditions & Procedures

Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy

The Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy, referred to as the SADI-S is the most recent procedure to be...

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

The Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, often called the “gastric bypass”, has now been performed for more than 50 years and the...

Sleeve Gastrectomy

The Procedure How it Works The new stomach holds less food and liquid helping reduce the amount of food (and...

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Overview Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), or heartburn, causes stomach acid or intestinal secretions to damage your esophagus. Common GERD symptoms...

Respiratory Disorders

Overview People with obesity have reduced breath capacity. They are not able to breathe in as much air in and...

Heart Disease

Overview of Heart Disease Heart disease kills about 600,000 people every year in the United States. The American Heart Association...

Hypertension

Obesity is a major cause for high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

Diabetes

Overview Obesity is a major cause of Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes occurs when blood sugar is too high for your body...

Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke

Overview Obesity puts a strain on your whole circulatory system, which carries blood through your body through your vessels (arteries...

Cancer

Overview Cancer affects more than half a million lives per year in the United States alone. Obesity is believed to...