Catherine Tuppo, PT MS CLT-LANA FASMBS-IH

Program Coordinator, Manager for Stony Brook Medicine Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center, Stony Brook, NY Ms. Tuppo serves as the program coordinator and manager for Stony Brook Medicine’s Bariatric Surgery Program. In this role, she is responsible for program oversight and development, patient and staff education, marketing, community outreach, and assuring MBSAQIP accreditation standards’ compliance. As a physical therapist Ms. Tuppo provides exercise and activity education for patients involved in the bariatric surgery program. In addition, she developed and co-leads a yoga and meditation group for Stony Brook’s Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center working closely with the team’s psychologist, teaching yoga based activities for both pre-op and post-op patients. She is actively involved in research initiatives, and the education of health care professionals, presenting at local, State and National conferences. Ms. Tuppo is a member of the ASMBS IH Multidisciplinary Care Committee, the IH Professional Education Committee. and the IH Nominating Committee. She is the Chair of the IH Committee for the New York State Chapter of ASMBS.