Bariatric
Surgery Program
Obesity-Related
Links
 |
This site has a great review of the history of bariatric (weight loss) surgery, a calculator for Body-Mass Index (BMI), and other useful information. Also a good place to locate bariatric surgeons across the country, in case you need one while traveling or moving to a new area. The surgeon list is not a guarantee of a competent surgeon or program, but membership to this professional society is selective, based on a surgeon's experience and commitment to bariatric surgery.
|
This is a non-profit corporation committed to establishing criteria for evaluating bariatric surgical programs throughout the United States. It is responsible for reviewing hospital, staff, equipment and surgeon qualifications, inspecting programs, recognizing Centers of Excellence then monitoring outcome data from those programs. Its membership includes representatives from surgical practices, medical insurance companies, medical equipment producers, and patient advocate groups.
| Allergan,
Inc. Company web site
for the LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding system. |
| BariatricEdge Maintained by
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. |
| ObesityHelp.com
Aggressively
for-profit site that has information about both surgical and non-surgical
approaches to weight control and is a resource for
contacting other bariatric patients, both pre-op and post-op. Be aware that,
in addition to their product advertising income, they charge each surgeon an
$850-1000 annual fee to be listed. Information about surgeon training and experience is
self-reported
by the surgeons without confirmation by the web site managers. Our
program views ObesityHelp.com's financial focus as detrimental to the
mission of treating morbid obesity. We dedicate a large amount of our
professional and personal lives to your health care, much of it provided
without charge, but we will not pay ObesityHelp.com to advertise our program. |
| Shape
Up America! |
| Casco
Bay Surgery Office web site
for Maine Medical
Center Bariatric Surgery Program surgeons, Drs. Renee Wolff and Roy Cobean, and their partners. |
The
Bariatric Surgery Center
12 Andover Road
Portland, Maine 04102
(207)-761-5612
Toll-Free: (866)-268-9274
Fax: (207)-253-6073
These pages were created and are maintained by Casco Bay
Surgery, PA
Last updated 4/01/07