Weight Loss Surgery Center

The Weight Loss Surgery Program at Rockwood Clinic and Sacred Heart Medical Center, led by Rockwood surgeons, has been working with obese patients since 2000.

What Is Obesity?

• Am I Severely Obese? 
• Causes of Severe Obesity 
• Health Threat of Severe Obesity 
• Obesity-Related Health Conditions 

What Are My Options?

• Options for Treatment 
• Surgical Options 
• How Surgery Reduces Weight 
• How Effective is Surgery? 
• Risks and Complications of Bariatric Surgery 
• Choosing Surgery 

Preparation

• Preparing for Surgery 
• The Hospital Stay 
• Life After Surgery 
• Importance of Support 

Financing

• Paying for Your Surgery 

Events

• Bariatric Surgery Informational Sessions 
• Support Group 

Patients benefit from our support group, nutrition counseling and intensive pre-operative education. They learn about making necessary lifestyle changes and begin a weight loss regimen before surgery occurs. Surgical candidates go through an extensive screening process to determine whether further dietary management is indicated before surgery. The decision to proceed to surgery is followed by months of pre-surgery education, nutrition guidance, counseling and other health services.

Our physicians are specifically trained to meet the needs of the surgical weight loss patient. Both Dr. Andrew Bright and Dr. Mathew Rawlins are board certified and are active members of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Their commitment to your care is demonstrated on a daily basis.