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Staten Island, New York
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Location and Contact Details
Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity / Staten Island Univ.
Hospital
256 Mason Avenue
Staten Island, New York 10305
Toll Free: 866-285-8444
Phone: 718-226-1300
Bariatric Surgeons
Gene Coppa, M.D.
Heather McMullen, M.D
Jeffrey Nicastro, M.D.
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Types of Obesity Surgery Performed
1. Roux en Y Stomach Bypass
2. The Duodenal Switch (DS)
Roux en Y Stomach Bypass
The Roux en Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) is a surgical procedure
that significantly reduces the amount of food that can be eaten at one
time and somewhat reduces the amount of calories and nutrients the body
absorbs. The lower portion of the stomach and first segment of the small
intestine (Duodenum) are bypassed.
Duodenal Switch (DS)
The Duodenal Switch (DS) or BPD is a surgical procedure that
reduces the amount of food that can be eaten at one time and significantly
reduces the amount of calories, and nutrients the body absorbs, particularly
calories from fat sources. Our program is one of only a few centers on
the east coast who performs this unique operation. Because of the greater
malabsorption, this surgery results in greater weight loss and maintenance
and has particularly successful in patients who are 200 pounds or more
above the ideal weight.
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