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Columbia University Department of Surgery
Melissa Bagloo, MD, a surgeon at the Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, discusses metabolic surgery, diabetes, and its surgical options.
Beth A. Schrope, MD, an attending surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center who specializes in bariatric surgery or surgery for weight loss, provides an introduction to the different weight loss surgery options available.
Jeffrey Zitsman, MD, the Director of the Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center, addresses questions regarding adolescent obesity surgery.
Gastroparesis is a disorder in which the stomach cannot contract and empty its contents into the intestines. Because patients with gastroparesis cannot move food properly through their digestive system, they may experience symptoms including pain, nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating, malnutrition, and more.