Comprehensive Weight Control Program
Struggling with weight? Whether you need to lose, maintain or even gain, weight control is difficult. At UCI Health, we understand that finding the right solution is critical to being successful.
Being obese or overweight affects men, women and children alike, with roughly two-thirds of adults and nearly 30% of children overweight or obese in America. Health risks associated with obesity include cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoarthritis and chronic kidney disease.
That is why we have developed our Comprehensive Weight Control Program. With a single phone call to our Concierge Nurse Coordinator—your patient advocate through your weight management journey—we can help you determine the best way for you to control your weight.
To get started, call our concierge nurse coordinator at 888-454-8131.
Medical Weight Loss
More options, less stress! UCI Health offers multiple options for weight control, including medical weight management, nutrition and medically supervised diet programs, and integrative health therapies in conjunction with the Susan Samueli Integrated Health Institute.
Weight management program
If you are struggling with your weight and are looking a program that is medically supervised, look no further than UCI Health. We’ve been helping people manage their weight since 1987. Our plans emphasize better overall health through exercise, nutrition and positive lifestyle changes. Plus, once you’ve reached your goal weight, our maintenance program will help you stay on track with support and practice strategies for successful, long-term management.
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Integrative weight management program
For a more holistic approach to weight control, the integrative weight management program at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute offers a personalized approach to weight control through the combined use of evidenced-based integrative medicine, nutritional counseling, exercise and emotional behavior.
Our clinicians work with each patient to identify and treat underlying mechanisms and imbalances that may impact the body’s ability to maintain, reduce or achieve a target weight. Let us help you create the healthiest version of you through body, mind and spirit.
Find out more by calling our concierge nurse coordinator at 888-454-9131.
Surgical Weight Loss
Endoscopic Services
Having trouble losing weight through traditional methods, but surgery may not be an option? An endoscopic weight loss procedure may be the answer.
Endoscopy, a procedure that involves inserting a thin, flexible tube into your mouth and down through your digestive tract, allows for procedures that can be done without open surgery. Our board-certified physicians, national leaders of the development innovative endoscopic technologies, are at the forefront of the safe application of endoscopy for weight loss.
For patients with a body mass index (BMI) of >27, minimally invasive alternatives are available for those who qualify. We offer three procedures that do not require incisions – no stay at the hospital, no medication side effects.
Procedures
Bariatric Surgery
Patients with a BMI of >40 (or >35 with other comorbidities) may qualify for bariatric surgery procedures with our bariatric surgeons who are national leaders in performing the safest and most effective weight-loss surgeries. Along with monthly support group meetings and individual counseling, you are supported throughout your weight loss journey to help you achieve the results you want.
Our highly skilled team — which has earned recognition from OptumHealth™ and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association for delivering the highest quality and safest bariatric care — also specializes in managing complications from previous weight-loss surgery.
When you come through our UCI Health doors, we work with you to develop a treatment plan tailored to your individual needs.
Procedures
Our board-certified bariatric surgeons specialize in the following procedures:
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Our Team
Concierge Nurse Coordinator
Weight Management Program
- Katie Rankell, RD
- Kristen Yuschak, NP
- Katarina Veskovic, MD
Susan Samueli Integrated Health Institute
- Hema Doshi Patel, NP
- Michael Palladino, MD
- Sherry Schulman, MBA, RDN
- Kimberly Storm, MS, RD
Bariatric Surgery Services
- Shaun C. Daly, MD
- Marcelo W. Hinojosa, MD
- Ninh T. Nguyen, MD
- Brian R. Smith, MD
