Saint Mary's Hospital - Surgical Weight Control

Millions of Americans struggle with health issues associated with being dangerously overweight, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30 percent of American adults – 60 million people – are obese. The rate among young people, under age 20, has tripled since 1980.

From left to right: Gloria Moura, BSN, RN, Dr. A. Aziz Richi, and Carolyn Losure, MS, RD, CDE, CD-N.

But there is help. In cases where certain lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise have been unsuccessful, surgical weight control may be an option.

The best diet in the world will give you
10 percent weight loss.
If you are 100 pounds overweight, that will
not bring you down
to a weight that equates with a healthy life.”
Dr. A. Aziz Richi, surgeon

Saint Mary’s Hospital provides the highest quality care for surgical weight control patients as well as the experience and expertise of Dr. A. Aziz Richi, who performs both roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery and adjustable gastric banding procedures using minimally-invasive techniques.

For more information about Dr. Richi, our services and patients, or for our locations and directions, please click on the links above.