Surgical Weight Loss Center at MountainView Hospital
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| Why Choose the Surgical Weight Loss Center at MountainView? According to the Surgical Review Corporation, 23 million Americans are morbidly obese. With cases of obesity on the rise, the Surgical Weight Loss Center at MountainView strives to help those in need of a solution to this life threatening disease. |
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Losing excess weight can increase a patient’s chances at a longer, healthier life, improve mobility and give an individual more energy to carry out activities of daily living. With such advancements in the field of bariatric surgery, patients can enjoy a better quality of life and eliminate many health conditions associated with obesity. MountainView Hospital has been performing bariatric surgery since 2002 and has completed more than 500 successful cases. |
Procedures
There are three procedures we offer patients at the Surgical Weight Loss Center:
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGBP)
This procedure is performed laparoscopically, allowing the surgeon to create a small stomach pouch which restricts food intake resulting in feelings of satiety (sense of fullness) following even small meals.
As gastric bypass implies, food is rerouted past most of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine. Weight loss is achieved through both gastric restriction and malabsorption.
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB)
The LAP-BAND® System is an adjustable silicon band that is inserted laparoscopically and placed (like a belt) around the upper part of the stomach. An access port allows the surgeon to adjust the inner surface by adding or removing saline. This creates a new, smaller upper stomach pouch and leaves the larger part of the stomach below. This new upper pouch can only hold a small amount of food, so patients will feel full sooner.
Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG)
The sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive procedure in which two-thirds of the stomach is removed, which provides for quicker satiety and decreased appetite. The remaining stomach looks like a long tube, hence the name sleeve, which restricts food intake by allowing only a small amount of food to be consumed at one time.
Weight loss is achieved by both a reduction in stomach capacity and the production of the hormone ghrelin, which is associated with hunger and appetite. This procedure is also performed laparoscopically. This procedure works by restricting food intake without involving bypass of the intestinal track or a foreign object being place around the stomach.
Meet Our Bariatric Surgeons
In addition to the care and compassion of our dedicated nursing staff, the Surgical Weight Loss Center at MountainView boasts expert bariatric surgeons.
Francis Teng, MD, F.A.C.S.
Medical Director of the Surgical Weight Loss Center at MountainView
- Board Certified in General Surgery
- Practicing Bariatric Surgery in Las Vegas since 2002
- Medical Degree: Doctor of Medicine, 1991 University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV
- Surgery Division Director (2001 – 2007)
- Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at MountainView Hospital (2005-Present)
- Member Critical Care Committee MountainView (2003-2008)
- University of Nevada School of Medicine Outstanding Community Teacher, 2001
- Diplomat American Board of Surgeons
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Member
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Member
- Specializes in:
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
- General Surgery
Bernie Hanna, MD, F.A.C.S.
- Board Certified in General Surgery
- Practicing General Surgery in Las Vegas since 2000
- Medical Degree: Doctor of Medicine, 1995 Howard University College of Medicine Washington, DC
- Diplomat American Board of Surgeons
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Member
- American College of Surgeons Member
- Specializes in :
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
- General Surgery
Our Bariatric Team
Aside from our expert team of highly trained bariatric surgeons, our program offers a multi-disciplinary team to include a dedicated RN bariatric coordinator. This knowledgeable staff member is available to help patients and family members through their stay with us including patient education prior to and following surgery, hospital visits and discharge procedures. The bariatric coordinator serves as a liaison between the patient and physician to offer personalized attention and an enhanced experience. This same coordinator is also present at the free monthly support group meetings offered to patients post-surgery.
Center of Excellence
MountainView Hospital has been named a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. MountainView’s COE distinction signifies the hospital’s participation in a rigorous survey and evaluation process to assess the level of care provided to patients. Faced with clinical evidence that the most experienced and best-run bariatric surgery programs have by far the lowest rates of complications, this award demonstrates our Surgical Weight Loss Center’s optimal performance for bariatric patients.
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Benefits
The benefits of weight loss procedures include:
- Significant weight loss
- Improvement of Type II Diabetes
- Lowered blood pressure
- Lowered cholesterol
- Improvement of sleep apnea
- Decreased joint pain
- Improved mobility
- Improved mood and self-esteem
Take Control of Your Life
Weight loss surgery success requires a lifelong commitment from the patient and continual follow-up support from medical professionals, friends and family. The modifications made to the stomach will require permanent changes in eating habits and behavior to achieve successful weight loss.
Surgical Weight Loss Center
3100 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV 89128
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