Genesis To Webcast Sleeve Gastrectomy Weight-Loss Surgery

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology
Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Article Date: 21 Jan 2009 - 7:00 PDT

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OR-Live will premiere a Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure from Davenport, Iowa, during a live interactive program hosted by the Genesis Center for Bariatric Surgery. Having already had a malfunctioning gastric band removed, and apprehensive about undergoing a complicated gastric bypass procedure, Ken Croken was looking for another surgical weight loss option.

Live Interactive Program February 4, 2009 7:00 PM CST From Davenport, IA.

The potential side effects of the Roux-en-Y procedure troubled me," said Croken, vice president of corporate communications and marketing for Genesis Health System. "And while I felt capable of losing weight, I felt very pessimistic about my ability to maintain a healthy weight for the long term without surgical intervention of some kind."

Croken found an alternative, one now offered by his own employer, in a procedure called a sleeve gastrectomy. His surgery will be broadcast on http://www.or-live.com, premiering Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. CST.

The live panel webcast will include Croken, surgeon Matthew Christophersen, M.D., FACS, Medical Director of the Genesis Center for Bariatric Surgery and a partner in the Davenport Surgical Group, and Teresa Fraker, Nurse Manager of the Genesis Center for Bariatric Surgery.

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