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The Weight Loss Surgery, or Bariatric Surgery, Program at Rockwood Clinic and Deaconess Medical Center, led by Rockwood surgeons, has been working with obese patients since 2000.
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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. Dr. Andrew Bright, Dr. Mathew Rawlins and Dr. Jonathan Spitz 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.
In 2011, the Rockwood and Deaconess surgical care teams underwent extensive site inspections to earn designation as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Surgical Review Corporation. All aspects of the program’s surgical processes were closely examined and data on clinical outcomes were reviewed as part of the inspections. The Center of Excellence designation is limited to programs with demonstrated track records of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.
Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence® is a registered trademark of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Used by permission of ASMBS. All rights reserved.
Locations
Rockwood Surgical Group and Weight Loss Surgery Center:
Deaconess Health and Education Center
910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 800
Spokane, WA 99204
TEL: (509) 755-5120
FAX: (509) 755-5124
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Featured Provider
Jonathan D. Spitz, M.D., FACS
Jonathan D. Spitz, M.D., FACS, general surgery, joined the Rockwood Clinic surgery group in September 2008. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, and his medical degree from the Medical Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. Dr. Spitz completed his surgical training at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He then completed specialty fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery/endoscopy at St. Vincent Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN. His professional interests include minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery, hernia repair, and surgery for morbid obesity. Dr. Spitz belongs to the American Board of Surgery, American College of Surgeons, International College of Surgeons, and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Prior to joining Rockwood, Dr. Spitz worked in the Chicago area for eight years.
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