Weight and Wellness Center

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Welcome to the Weight and Wellness Center.

Our Mission is to engage and empower individuals with the tools necessary to live healthier lives. Through surgical and non-surgical approaches to weight loss, our team of experienced and compassionate providers is committed to helping patients achieve safe, effective and long lasting results.  

 

We are a national 'Center of Excellence' as designated by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). This is their highest level of accreditation.

 

• One of the largest surgical programs in New England
• More than 1,700 gastric by-pass surgeries
• Almost all of our operations (95%) are done laparoscopically -- no large scars, a faster, safer recovery and less chance of infection
• A full support team including behavior therapists, nutritionists, physicians, exercise physiologists and nurses exclusively dedicated to nutritional and obesity-related issues
• See data about our low risk rate

Founded in 1985, our clinic has achieved stunning results, having treated several thousand patients. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we bring together talented clinicians in nutrition, medicine, behavioral psychology, physical activity and surgery to help produce medically significant weight loss. We evaluate each individual's needs to create specific treatment options for them in our program. 

Weight Loss Surgery Healthcast on Tuftsmedicalcenter.tv

NEWS -- Download (PDF file) the July 2009 article in The New England Journal of Medicine that reports on a study that indicates bariatric surgery is safe.

Click here for information about How to Join Our Program (also in the links at left).