General Practitioners

• Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
  As a result, Carla also suffered from chronic illnesses like diabetes, asthma, fibromyalgia (a long-lasting disorder that causes pain and tenderness throughout the body) and Graves’ disease, which is an immune system disorder that causes an overproduction of thyroid hormones.
• Medical Weight Loss
  For Mike White, a 39-year-old salesman from Lindale, Texas, losing 127 pounds wasn’t exclusively the result of the excellent care he received at UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center. Much of his weight loss was also due to the new mindset he developed about food.
• Primary Care
  Weighing 332 pounds at the time, Maria’s primary care provider put her on a number of medications: one for high blood pressure, another to help with her appetite and a third to lose water weight. But after a while, Maria still wasn’t losing much weight, so her doctor referred her to Dr. Charles Keith and the team at UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center.
• Sleep Disorders
  Brian also suffered from sleep apnea, which is a potentially serious sleep disorder when one’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts through the night. In addition to snoring loudly, the person also feels tired in the morning, even after a full night’s sleep.
• Family Practice
  Shelby’s family health history was also working against her, as the entire family had struggled with obesity. She stayed around 300 pounds for a few years until a tragic event struck: her mother passed away from a heart attack.
• High Cholesterol
• Emergency Care
  Megan has always wanted to work in the medical field and became a family nurse practitioner as a way to care for patients of all ages. She has previous experience working in primary and urgent care settings as a nurse practitioner, along with years of working as a registered nurse.
• Diarrhea

Psychiatrists

• Depression
• Anxiety

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
• Thyroid

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Hugh P. Babineau, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is board-certified in general surgery and specializes bariatric surgery. For most patients with obesity and related conditions, bariatric surgery remains the most effective intervention for improving their overall health.
• Robotic Surgery

Plastic Surgeons

• Bariatric Surgery
  Thank you for your interest in our free, online seminar. This is a great first step to a healthier life. In this video you’ll learn about what bariatric surgery is and why someone would consider it, who qualifies and what the options are.

Dermatologists

• Ulcer
  Risk of a type of ulcer that cannot happen with sleeve gastrectomy, gastric band or switch operations (SADI-S or BPD/DS). These ulcers are rare if you abstain from tobacco products and NSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)