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Weight-loss Surgery Support Group (Virtual)

Location:
Online Event

When:
November 5, 2024
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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To register and receive the link to join virtually, please email donna.post@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.


2024 Virtual Schedule:

  • First Tuesday of the month from 7 - 8 pm
    MEETING DATES: 2/6, 3/5, 4/2, 6/4, 7/2, 8/6, 11/5, 12/3
    NO GROUP ON 7/5 & 9/6


  • First Thursday of the month from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
    MEETING DATES: 1/4, 2/1, 3/7, 4/4, 5/2, 6/6, 8/1, 9/5, 11/7, 12/5
    NO GROUP ON 7/4, 10/3

  • Third Wednesday of the month from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
    MEETING DATES: 1/17, 2/21, 3/20, 4/17, 5/15, 7/17, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20
    NO GROUP ON 6/19, 8/21, 12/18





2024 In-Person Schedule:

Princeton Medical Center, 1 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro, Education Center

5/7 (6:30 - 7:30 pm)

10/1 (6:30 - 7:30pm)

This supportive community welcomes individuals who have had weight-loss surgery, as well as those considering the surgery. Join us to discuss and share strategies for dealing with the physical, emotional, and lifestyle changes related to weight-loss surgery. Group sessions are facilitated by Nurse Donna Post, RN, BSN, CBN, Bariatric Coordinator in conjunction with our board certified bariatric surgeons Wai Yip Chau, MD, board certified surgeon specializing in bariatric surgery, and Lisa Dobruskin, MD, Director of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Princeton Medical Center, or other healthcare professionals from Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.


Sponsored by Center for Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Medicine at PMC.


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Event Type: Virtual | Weight Loss Surgery

Speaker: (PH; EMP) - Lisa Dobruskin, MD, FACS, Director, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | (PH; EMP) - Wai Yip Chau, board certified in bariatric and metabolic surgery and general surgery