The M.D.'s Weight & Wellness Center, PA is a medical practice which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the increasingly common and dangerous problem of obesity, and its attendant health problems.

The problems of weight control which men and women experience are unique due to a variety of gender specific factors, including hormonal, metabolic, physiologic as well as societal.

The staff at the Center is extensively knowledgeable and personally committed to assisting our patients successfully address their weight problems.

Patients initially undergo a thorough assessment of their medical, family and social history as well as a detailed physical examination and appropriate laboratory testing.

Those who are determined to be appropriate candidates for weight reduction will have an individualized weight loss plan of care developed for them addressing diet, exercise, behavior modification, medication (as appropriate), and follow up strategies for effective, safe, and sustainable weight reduction.

Should bariatric surgery will be determined to be the most appropriate course of therapy, appropriate referrals will be offered.

This weight management practice is designed to work in concert with other physicians and not as a competing entity, with the overall goal being to ensure that each patient receives the best care possible. To this end, patients seen at The M.D.'s Weight & Wellness Center, P.A. are extensively counseled regarding age and gender specific preventative care recommendations and strategies which are evidence based. Patients are referred back to their own physicians for these preventive examinations (e.g. mammograms, pap smears, colonoscopies, etc.) or therapies (e.g. immunizations).

The key factor for successful weight loss provided within our practice is the individualized approach to care provided every patient. Each patient is personally seen and examined at every visit by the Medical Director and treating physician at The M.D.'s Weight & Wellness Center, P.A.

After years of practicing obstetrics and gynecology and serving as a professor of Ob/Gyn at several universities, Dr. Benton Baker decided to devote the remainder of his career to helping people lose weight successfully.

For Baker, who has spent 34 years helping people stay healthy, it’s a matter of grave concern that two-thirds of Americans are at high risk of serious health problems because they are overweight.

“Weight is responsible for all sorts of horrible medical conditions,” Baker said. “It raises the risk of cardiovascular disease. It raises the risk of certain forms of cancer, particularly, breast and uterine cancer. It raises the risk of a variety of forms of gastroenterological problems. . . It raises the risk of osteoarthritis and sleep apnea. And one of the real problems associated with it are psychological problems and depression.”

Baker and his wife, Joy, a registered nurse, are pleased that clients like Roxian, Winona and Michelle are losing weight and becoming healthier.

“These ladies are representative of the dramatic changes experienced by hundreds of my patients,” Baker said. “Their outstanding weight loss, spectacular change in appearance and marked improvement in health are due to their commitment and the personalized, direct physician care we provide for every patient. They have accomplished this without the use of fad diets, diuretics, deprivation, questionable dietary supplements or unapproved and potentially-dangerous injections.”