Individualized Care, Multidisciplinary Approach
The Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center is a fully integrated center that supports the spectrum of needs for people of all ages seeking help with obesity and weight loss. We provide individualized, multidisciplinary consultation and innovative obesity treatment, including state-of-the-artbehavioral andpharmacotherapy programs.
As part of the Digestive Healthcare Center at Mass General, our patients have access to specialists in obesity medicine, bariatric surgery, psychology, nutrition, endocrinology, gastroenterology and pediatrics in one location.
Theweight loss gastric balloon system is an innovative nonsurgical procedure used by Mass General physicians to encourage weight loss in appropriately selected patients with obesity.
We believe weight and eating disorders must be treated by compassionate and knowledgeable professionals who take advantage of the latest scientific developments and tailor treatment to each patient's needs. As part of the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, we are on the leading-edge of obesity research and our patients have access to the newest therapies and trials available.
We are committed to the lifelong care of our patients. Whether we first meet our patients as children or adults, our programs encourage close, long-term follow-up to ensure that patients achieve and maintain an improved quality of life.
Care begins with learning more about what our center offers through new patient orientation. Following the information session, patients will be scheduled for an individual visit with an obesity medicine specialist, dietitian and psychologist specializing in obesity.
Your care at the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center begins with a referral from your primary care physician. Once we receive the referral, we will contact you to schedule our new patient orientation and mail you the patient evaluation questionnaire. A helpful guide about the Weight Center will also be provided.
At the new patient orientation, a member of our staff will explain more about the center and programs we offer. Please remember to bring your evaluation questionnaire to orientation so we can learn more about you before your first appointment.
Following attendance at new patient orientation, patients are scheduled for a three-part consultation with a physician specializing in obesity medicine (internist, gastroenterologist or endocrinologist), dietitian and psychologist specializing in obesity.
Learn more about the new patient orientation and consultation at the Mass General Weight Center
After the initial consultation, your care team members will meet to share their impressions and develop your personalized treatment plan. Each plan is divided into discrete phases reflecting your goals and based on your stage of treatment. Your treatment may include involvement with one or more of the following programs:
The Mass General Weight Center is now seeing adult patients in Danvers, MA, for medical and surgical weight management. New patient orientations and group programs are also available in Danvers. For more information, call 617-726-4400.
Health and education is a cornerstone of our patient care programs. We want patients and primary care physicians to make informed decisions about the patients treatment options. We will provide information on many topics related to weight, including:
The Mass General Weight Center is strongly committed to advancing our understanding of the causes, complications and effective treatment of weight disorders. We have an active and diverse clinical research program, and we strongly encourage our patients to participate and become our partners in this important research effort.
Learn more about Weight Center research in the Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Institute
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