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HRISTUS WEIGHT LOSS Institute
– Westover Hills, in partner-
ship with University of Texas
Medicine, offers a wraparound
progra m designed to help patients
lose weight through state-of-the-art
bariatric procedures while providing
thorough education before surgery and
ongoing support after the procedure.
"Our program is in its third year,"
says R icha rd Peterson, MD, MPH,
Me d ic a l D i r e c t or o f C H R I S T U S
Weight L oss Inst it ute – Westover
Hills, Associate Professor of Surgery
at University of Texas Health Science
Center, San Antonio and President of
the Texas Association for Bariatric
Surger y. "Most people who come to
see me have been battling obesity their
entire lives."
A dedicated struggle against obe-
sity — sometimes for decades — results
in well-educated patients who may be
extremely frustrated. They are often
knowledgeable consumers who are
wary of exaggerated claims or vague
promises. Therefore, patient education
about bariatric surgery has to meet a
high standard. At CHRISTUS Weight
Loss Institute – Westover Hills, a team
of professionals exceeds this standard.
Patients first attend free informative
CHRISTUS WEIGHT LOSS INSTITUTE –
Westover Hills: Expert Care
in an Atmosphere of Trust
AT CHRISTUS WEIGHT LOSS
INSTITUTE – WESTOVER
HILLS, EXPERTS USE
BARIATRIC SURGERY TO
REMEDY — AND EVEN
PREVENT — SERIOUS
HEALTH ISSUES.
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