Bariatric surgery and weight management

Achieving a healthy weight is about more than numbers on a scale—it can improve your health and quality of life. Our experts provide weight management services including nutrition and lifestyle guidance, weight loss medication, and bariatric surgery.

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Specialties and treatments

Second opinions

If you've received a diagnosis, our team of experts offers second opinions to grant you peace of mind.

Patient support and resources

To help you achieve your weight loss goals, we offer support and resources for our patients.

Conditions we treat

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    Adolescent weight management and bariatric surgery programs

    Penn Medicine offers programs to help adolescents struggling with weight issues. Through a collaboration between Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, adolescents can receive life-changing bariatric surgery. We also offer a pediatric weight management program at our Lancaster location and a monthly support group for youth patients and their parents.

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    Our doctors

    Our providers work with you to plan and deliver exceptional treatment and personalized care.

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    Locations

    Our hospitals, multispecialty medical centers, pharmacies, labs and more offer outstanding, personalized care for patients all across the region.

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    Patient stories

    From bariatric surgery candidate to personal trainer

    After bariatric surgery, a high school teacher reinvented himself as a trainer and coach, guiding others to their own health victories.

    Home-assisted ventilation for ALS: Stacy’s story

    When Stacy Lewin, MD, started experiencing symptoms of ALS, she turned to the Penn Medicine Fishman Program for Home Assisted Ventilation.

    Home-assisted ventilation for autoimmune disease: Kim’s story

    A rare autoimmune disease kept Kim Day from his favorite outdoor hobbies, until he met doctors in the Fishman Program for Home Assisted Ventilation.

    Bringing the hospital home

    With Penn Medicine Advanced Home Health, even patients facing a potentially serious medical issue can receive care safely at home.

    Epilepsy surgery gives patient a new lease on life

    Minimally invasive laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) surgery reduced the epilepsy symptoms a patient had experienced for more than 30 years.

    The road to recovery begins at home

    Penn Medicine’s SNF at Home pilot program offers a seamless transition from the hospital to home with extra support to recover in familiar surroundings.

    Faith, fate, and families

    At the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn, a unique philanthropic investment is making rapid progress toward preventing and treating heritable cancer.

    No place like home

    Home health care is evolving from convenience to a crucial edge for the future of medicine.

    Patient puts national spotlight on cancer clinical trials

    As Kate Korson recently shared on Good Morning America, both she and her mother participated in clinical trials at Abramson Cancer Center.

    A personal perspective on gender-affirming care

    A lifelong performer shares how she began enjoying life even more after facial feminization surgery, as part of her gender-affirming care.

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