Dr. Mona Misra on Treatment
Biography
Dr. Misra is a surgeon at the Weight Loss Center at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and has performed more than 5,000 bariatric, advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical procedures. She has presented her research findings at numerous national and international meetings on advanced laparoscopic techniques and metabolic surgery. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Misra was a surgeon and an assistant professor at Canada’s McMaster University. She talks about how there are good candidates and great candidates for surgery and then there are patients that are not prepared for surgery at that moment in time. She discusses the pros and cons of all three bariatric surgical procedures and takes the viewer through the post-surgical side effects associated with each.
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Introduction Expand for videos
Discovery Expand for videos
Obesity: A Multi-factorial Problem
04:00Your Relationship With Food
03:41Is Obesity a Disease?
02:57Is Eating an Addiction?
02:51Self Image: What it’s like to be obese
03:51The Health Impact
03:08Dieting: The Yo-Yo Effect
04:59The Financial Issue: What does insurance cover?
03:52Time to Act: What was your “aha” moment?
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Treatment Expand for videos
Side Effects Expand for videos
Support & Communication Expand for videos
Cathy, 58 Patient
Dr. Scott Cunneen MD Bariatric Surgeon
Evan, 23 Patient
Jane, 51 Patient
Jenna, 30 Patient
Jennifer, 48 Patient
Jennifer Arussi MS, Registered Dietitian
Jenny, 49 Patient
Karen, 61 Patient
Laura, 51 Patient
Lorraine, 70 Patient
Michael, 68 Patient
Dr. Mona Misra MD Bariatric Surgeon
Nancy Patient
Rebecca, 45 Patient
Dr. Karin Schwartz Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Adrienne Youdim MD
Biography
Dr. Misra is a surgeon at the Weight Loss Center at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and has performed more than 5,000 bariatric, advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical procedures. She has presented her research findings at numerous national and international meetings on advanced laparoscopic techniques and metabolic surgery. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Misra was a surgeon and an assistant professor at Canada’s McMaster University. She talks about how there are good candidates and great candidates for surgery and then there are patients that are not prepared for surgery at that moment in time. She discusses the pros and cons of all three bariatric surgical procedures and takes the viewer through the post-surgical side effects associated with each.
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Video Description
Watch Dr. Misra discuss all three bariatric surgery procedures, lap band, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy and which one is the right fit for the individual patient.
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