Summit Medical Group Oregon Bariatric Center

Program Overview Presurgery Surgery Post Surgery Robotic Surgery Technique Because bariatric surgery is elective, and because it affects your life everyday after surgery and also involves significant risk, we want to get to know you very well before your operation. If you are ready to move ahead, fill out the intake form and turn it in to Kathryn Wilson, our coordinator at BMC. From there she will be in contact. You will also want to attend the information seminar. This is a required first step to introduce you to the program. From there you may have several other visits, including: Nutrition counseling Psychological evaluation Exercise Assessment Lab work EKG or other heart testing Sleep study Resting Energy Expenditure Body Composition Addition visits or evaluations may be necessary depending on medical history and insurance requirements Many of these consultations can be scheduled in one or two days. Kathryn will make every effort to help coordinate your visit. Please note that we require at least three months of tobacco abstinence prior to moving forward with surgery. In almost all cases we ask patients to lose 5% of their total body weight prior to surgery. We do this because it is a safety issue.