Scope of Practice The M.D.'s Weight & Wellness Center for Women , PA is a medical practice which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the increasingly common and dangerous problem of obesity in women. The problems of weight control which 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 women 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 program developed for them addressing diet, exercise, behavior modification, medication (as appropriate), and follow up strategies for effective, safe, and sustainable weight reduction. In some cases referral for bariatric surgery will be determined to be the most appropriate course of therapy and this will be provided. This bariatric (weight reduction) 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 health care possible. To this end, patients seen at The M.D.'s Weight & Wellness Center for Women, 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 for Women , P.A. (models not actual patients) |
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