Welcome to Mount Sinai's Program for Surgical Weight Loss!

SurgicallySlim is the official website of the Mount Sinai Program for Surgical Weight Loss in New York City. If you are severely overweight and have been unable to lose weight even with supervised dieting and exercise, then weight loss surgery may be your best option! Mount Sinai's Department of Surgery has addressed the unique needs of obese patients by creating the Section of Bariatric Surgery. From the waiting room to the recovery room, we have designed our program to provide the very highest quality of care.

If you are interested in setting up an appointment to meet with one of the surgeons at the Mount Sinai Program for Surgical Weight Loss, please click here.

News Flash: Mount Sinai Hosts the 2008 Walk From Obesity!

Mount Sinai is delighted to announce that we will host the Walk from Obesity on Sunday, September 28, 2008!

This fall, the ASMBS Foundation and the Obesity Action Coalition will present the annual nationwide Walk from Obesity – a fundraising event designed to reduce disability, death, and discrimination of people who are obese by educating the public and healthcare professionals about effective treatments. This nationwide non-competitive walking event will bring together participants of all ages from throughout their communities. Walkers raise money by asking friends, family, and co-workers to sponsor them. In addition to walker income, funds are raised through sponsorship, matching gifts, corporate contributions, and other fund-raising activities.

For more information, click here. Looking forward to seeing you all in September!

Recently Completed: A Research Protocol Using a New Endosurgical Operating System for Endoscopic Stoma and Pouch Reduction in Patients with Weight Regain Following Roux-en-Y Bypass Surgery

The Mount Sinai Program for Surgical Weight Loss recently completed a study evaluating a new less invasive surgical option to treat weight regain in post-gastric bypass patients. Most gastric bypass patients obtain excellent weight loss after gastric bypass surgery. Some patients, however, experience some weight regain years after their bypass surgery. Such weight regain may be caused by an enlarged pouch or stoma (the connection between the stomach pouch and intestine).

We used an FDA-cleared endoscopic instrument to decrease pouch and stoma size in order to improve weight loss. The technique does not require surgical incisions. Rather, the endoscopic suturing device is introduced through the mouth like an upper endoscopy. Sutures are placed in the stomach pouch to reduce the size of the gastric pouch.

The results of the study were favorable, and will be presented at the upcoming meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

For additional information, click here.

Mount Sinai Medical Center is an ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence!

On July 25th, 2006, The Mount Sinai Program for Surgical Weight Loss, the Program’s bariatric surgeons Daniel Herron, MD and Subhash Kini, MD, and The Mount Sinai Hospital were named as an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence.  Earning this prestigious acknowledgement of excellence in bariatric surgery required meeting high standards set forth by the ASBS, and this designation recognizes the safety, efficiency and overall positive surgical results of the bariatric surgical team at Mount Sinai.  Read the Press Release for more information.

FREE 12-page booklet on weight loss surgery
Interested in learning more about weight loss surgery? Download Exploring Weight Loss Surgery. This free guide covers the basics of weight loss surgery. It describes the different procedures and explains how they work. The book also offers guidelines on selecting a bariatric surgery program.