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Shaina Eckhouse, MD, earns Obesity Medicine Board Certification
Shaina R. Eckhouse, MD, a bariatric surgeon in the Washington University Weight Loss Surgery Program has been certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) as an ABOM diplomate. Dr. Eckhouse is 1 of 4 diplomates within the field of surgery for ABOM diplomates in the state of Missouri. ABOM diplomates are physicians who […]
Most Bariatric Surgery Patients Maintain Weight Loss
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) reports that “longitudinal studies find that most bariatric surgery patients maintain successful weight-loss long-term.” Learn more about the misconception that people who have bariatric surgery usually regain their weight and other false assumptions on the ASMBS website.
Weight Loss Surgery Program Now an Accredited Adolescent Bariatric Center
The Washington University Weight Loss Surgery Program is now accredited for adolescent bariatric surgery as an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. It is the first accredited ASMBS center for adolescent bariatric surgery in St. Louis, and will offer bariatric surgery to qualifying patients 15 and older. Accreditation […]
Surgery Annual Report 2018: Reducing Postsurgical Infections (Links to an external site)
“The benefits to the patient of reducing SSIs can mean decreased risk of readmission, reduced need for antibiotics, and a lower rate of emergency room admissions and further procedures,” says Shaina Eckhouse, MD, a Washington University weight-loss surgeon who led the safety effort.