Marquette General Bariatric & Metabolic Institute

Surgical Weight Loss - Public Seminars

An educational seminar on extreme obesity and surgical options available for weight reduction is presented every third Monday of the month at 5:30. This seminar is held in conference room 1 of the MGH Education Center located on the third floor of the 1984 building.

Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Wayne English discusses the types of weight loss surgeries, focusing on Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. He also discusses who meets the requirements for surgery, the guidelines patients must follow before and after surgery, and the lifestyle changes that are necessary following the surgery.

Members of the multidisciplinary team that works with each person before and after surgery are present to answer questions. Their involvement with each patient enhances the likelihood of long-term success for post-bariatric patients.

Attendance at the Public Seminar is a requirement for Bariatric Surgery.

This program is FREE.

Surgical Weight Loss - Public Seminar on-line Registration

Seminar is available via Telehealth in Escanaba Drs. Park, starting in October. 

The Bariatric Seminar will no longer be held at War Memorial in Sault Ste Marie. Beginning on Monday November 21st it will be Teleconferenced from Chippewa Medical in the Sault. Participants must call our Clinic to sign up for it.

You must call and pre-register at the Weight Loss Center at 906-225-7979.

*Video conferencing available to sites across the Upper Peninsula.

Call for more information and to make arrangements.

Please call 906-225-7979 or 1 888 655-7979 or email us at weightloss@mgh.org if you have any questions or to let us know you will be attending.