Obesity: Medical Management and Indications
CME for the Primary Care Physician,
Hosted by Ranjan Sudan, M.D., FACS
Monday, May 14, 5:00 CST

The Bariatric Surgery Program at Creighton University Medical Center provides a multidisciplinary approach to bariatric surgery, offering three different surgical options that use either laparoscopic or open approaches. In addition, the program is uniquely reinforced with nutrition, exercise and psychological support and lifelong follow-up care. The program also offers support groups for pre- and post-operative patients and long-term follow-up through our medical weight management program. Topics of Discussion: The growing epidemic of morbid obesity Obesity and associated clinical sequelae The latest in nutritional guidelines Laparoscopic bariatric procedures, including the Lap-Band System, Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass (RNY) and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD/DS)

Ranjan Sudan, M.D., FACS
Director, Bariatric Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery and Psychiatry,
Creighton University Medical Center

Dr. Sudan received his medical degree from the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India. He completed his surgical residency at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and at Creighton University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Obesity Association, the American College of Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Sudan is a board-certified general surgeon. Dr. Sudan joined Creighton University Medical Center in August of 2002 and is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Psychiatry and the Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program. Dr. Sudan specializes in advanced laparoscopic and gastrointestinal surgery as well as general surgery.

To Register

Please call 1-800-253-1414, option 2 or click on "Find an Event" above.

Cost

$25 per session