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Achieve a Healthy Weight

Penn Medicine’s bariatric program offers comprehensive weight management services, which can include medication, guidance for lifestyle changes, and bariatric surgery. Our goal is to help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Achieving a healthy weight is about being healthy, not just numbers on a scale. Losing weight can improve your quality of life, reverse diabetes, eliminate sleep apnea, help control high blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Under the leadership of Noel Williams, MD, FRCSI, our team of health professionals—experts in their respective fields of nursing, nutrition, psychology and surgery—will guide you along your entire weight loss journey. Our program is a leader in the field of bariatric surgery and handles many complex cases. The team works together to provide you with the highest quality of care, from your first visit through long-term follow-up care. We offer virtual telemedicine visits and in-person visits to best suit your needs and schedule.

Options and Types of Bariatric Surgery

Because every patient is unique, our program offers a full range of bariatric surgical options, ensuring that you receive the bariatric surgery that's right for you. All bariatric surgery procedures performed at Penn use a minimally invasive approach with either laparoscopy or robotic surgery. Both surgical approaches offer many benefits, including shorter recovery times and less post-operative pain. Learn more about each procedure we offer:

Non-Surgical Obesity Treatment

Our team offers comprehensive obesity treatment guidance to help patients find the best option for them. This can include managing GLP-1 weight loss medications as well as nutrition and lifestyle support.

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We are accredited a MBSAQIP Accredited Center – Comprehensive at all three of these locations:

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Pennsylvania Hospital

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Procedures and Information

Information Sessions

Watch our online information session, where you can learn about Penn's Bariatric Surgery Program and see if it's right for you.

Support Groups

Whether you’re pre- or post-surgery, support groups are a good opportunity to share experiences and receive support from the Penn Bariatric community.

Awards and Accolades

Penn's Bariatric Surgery program has been recognized as a MBSAQIP Accredited Center – Comprehensive and more.

Who Is a Candidate

Bariatric surgery is an important step in your journey to good health. Learn if you may be a candidate for weight-loss surgery at Penn.

Surgery Types

Read more about all of the bariatric surgery types and procedure options available at Penn Medicine.

Bariatric Endoscopic Procedures

We offer minimally-invasive weight-loss procedures for people with obesity who are not candidates for traditional bariatric surgery.

Bariatric Surgery Process

Our bariatric surgery program offers complete care for people with morbid obesity before, during, and after weight-loss surgery.

Patient Stories

Read stories from our patients who have had bariatric surgery at Penn.

Meet the Team

Meet our team of experts in surgery, nursing and nutrition who are associated with the Bariatric and Weight Loss Surgery Program.

Adolescent Bariatric Program

A unique collaboration of staff at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

From Our Blog

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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Blog

Learn about bariatric surgery and get the support you need to continue on your weight-loss journey. We offer workouts, recipes and tips from Bariatric Surgery program team members, and stories from patients like you.

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