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Botox and Juvederm Treatment Program
October 08, 2009
Discover the Difference – Start looking Younger with our New Botox and Juvederm Treatments Director: Dr. Marina Kurian
The NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss is pleased to announce recent new services which have been incorporated into our practice and can benefit all of our patients.
Beginning this Fall, we started an anti-aging and rejuvenation service under the direction of Dr. Marina Kurian and will provide a complete program of Botox and Dermal fillers treatments to compliment your new look!
Your program will be custom tailored to your individual needs by our highly experienced Director, Dr. Marina Kurian, and Gaspar Rosario, Nurse Practitioner, using their extensive training and background to provide you with the newest and most effective treatments available.
As one of our valued patients, we invite you to help us celebrate our expansion and get acquainted with the program. Each of us will be on hand to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about our cosmetic procedures.
Check out our flyer below with a special deal until November 31st, 2009!
New Pre-op Classes Now Being Offered Every Week - "Are You Ready for Bariatric Surgery"
If you are scheduled to have surgery you should attend one of these classes at least 2 weeks before your surgery.
Join us to learn the ins and outs of your hospital stay!
For more information contact: Rachel.Lustgarten@nyumc.org / 212-263-3166
US News & World Report
August 11th, 2009
Syndicated article by Health Day News
How Weight Loss Helps the Heart- By Ed Edelson
Losing a lot of weight rejuvenates the physical structure of the heart, and it makes no difference whether the weight is lost by surgery or by dieting, a new British study shows. "These findings provide a potential mechanism for the reduction in mortality seen with weight loss," the researchers wrote. And it thus helps explain something of a medical mystery -- why people who are grossly overweight are more at risk of heart attack and sudden death than their numbers show, said Dr. Christine Ren, a bariatric surgeon who is an associate professor of surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. "Most of them say they are pretty healthy, maybe with a slight elevation of blood pressure, but when you really drill down to it you can show an abnormal cardiac function," Ren said. "The point is that their heart is not normal and that already is having a negative effect on their health." Losing weight by dieting is desirable, "but the problem with diets is that statistics show maintenance of weight loss by diet is extremely difficult and quite rare," Ren said.
- Christine Ren, MD, associate professor, surgery, NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss
Learn more: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/08/11/how-weight-loss-helps-the-heart.html
http://www.drugs.com/news/how-weight-loss-helps-heart-19289.html
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/08/11/hscout629797.html?feed=rss_forbeslife_health
http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100243081
http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/629797/main.html
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/629797.html
New York Post
July 28, 2009
A Post-op Steak, Hold the Salad – By Mary Huhn
You’d never stumble upon an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a bar or a Gamblers Anonymous get-together at the Sands, but a certain group of obese and formerly obese people ventured to the Old Homestead Steakhouse last week to dig into some sirloin, sip some wine -- and skip the salad. These weren't ordinary fat-fighters, but men and women who have had lap-band surgery at the NYU Langone Medical Center. "People are very nervous about all the food going down," says George Fielding, a surgeon and co-director of the NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss. "Will they be sick? Will they be embarrassed?" Fielding hosts quarterly "Dinners with George," held at an array of the city's nicer restaurants to help patients feel normal about eating out. "A lot of these people have never been to these kind of restaurants," Fielding says. "You shouldn't not be eating out because you're fat."
- George Fielding, MD, associate professor, surgery, NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss
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Diabetes And Gastric Surgery
June 24, 2009 - There is new information on the lasting effects on diabetes from weight loss surgery.
HealthDay News
June 24, 2009 - Weight-loss surgery is a safe and effective Type 2 diabetes treatment.
Gaspar Rosario, NP in the News
The role that nurses play in the efficiency of the American healthcare system has been a hot topic on the national front. To read more about our very own Gaspar Rosario, NP click here
Is There a Surgical Cure for Diabetes?
Read the August 25, 2008 article in Newsweek magazine.
Gala Events in Support of Surgical Weight Loss
NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss helps raise awareness and support for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
Actress' Weight-loss Surgery Yields Impressive Results
Read about Guilding Light actress Caitlin VanZandt's weight-loss surgery performed by Dr. George Fielding at NYU.
Stomach-Banding Operation Doctor Helped Pioneer Made Him Big Loser
Daily News, January 2, 2008
Dr. George Fielding had performed close to 600 gastric banding operations when he became a patient himself in December 1999.
Drs. Fielding and Ren Visit Poland
December 2007
Just released Fighting Weight: How I Achived Healthy Weight Loss with "Banding," a New Procedure that Eliminates Hunger Forever by Khaliah Ali, George Fielding, M.D., Christine Ren, M.D. and Lawrence Lindner.
Skinny on Fat Ops at N.Y. Hospitals
New York Post, November 13, 2006
Watchdog group HealthGrades gives NYU Medical Center's bariatric program its highest rating - five stars.
Everyone Dreams
Read about NYU weight loss surgeon George Fielding's personal experience with obesity and lapband surgery.
425 Pound Man Planning to Run in 2005 NYC Marathon
PR Web, May 2, 2005
Read about Jonathan Gleich's journey of 2 years and 200 pounds, from being bedridden for a month with crippling sciatica to running the New York City Marathon.
Dr. Christine Ren selected one "40 Under 40" Rising Stars
CRAIN'S NEW YORK BUSINESS, 2005
Weight-loss surgeon is big on kindness
NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss Designated as Center of Excellence
Designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery and a long term post-surgery follow up program.
She Floats Like a Butterfly, Too
Read about Khaliah Ali's experience with bariatric bypass surgery for weight-loss at NYU Medical Center.
NYU Medical Center Named One of Four Better Performers in UHC Bariatric Surgery Benchmarking Study
NYU Medical Center was named one of 4 better performers, among the 29 participants in the University HealthSystem Consortium’s (UHC’s) Bariatric Surgery 2005 Benchmarking Project.
NYU Medical Center Receives FDA Approval to Study Safety and Efficacy of Gastric Banding Weight Loss Surgery on Teens
Alternative to Gastric Bypass to Be Examined in the U.S. by World Leader in Gastric Banding Surgery.
NYU Medical Center Opens New York Area's First Comprehensive Adolescent Obesity Treatment Program
Program is the first in the U.S. to link a nationally renowned child mental health center and a leading surgical weight loss program.