Bariatric Surgery

Name: Bariatric Surgery
Uploaded: 2017-03-14T00:00:00+00:00
Description: GI Surgeon Alan Schuricht, MD, FACS discusses bariatric surgery and the criteria for patients who are candidates for the procedure. He sees patients at Penn Medicine Cherry Hill and at Pennsylvania Hospital.

Surgeon Alan Schuricht, MD, FACS discusses the Penn bariatric surgery program and the commitment it involves from patients, their caregivers and clinical specialists. Dr. Schuricht explains the patient criteria for the procedure, Penn Medicine’s comprehensive team that helps prepare its patients and carefully gauge their readiness for the bariatric surgery process as a precedent for success.

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March 14, 2017

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