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Meet the Einstein Bariatrics Team

Linda Bailey, P.A.C.
Patient Coordinator

Are you a Candidate?

Einstein Bariatrics

Einstein Bariatrics follows protocols that are derived from the National Institutes of Health in determining your candidacy for surgery.

Patients are candidates if they meet the following criteria:

• About 100 pounds over their ideal body weight (IBW)

• BMI range >40 OR BMI >35 with a significant weight related co-morbidity

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• A well-informed patient

• Age range 13 to 74 years*

• No active drug and/or alcohol abuse

• Willingness to participate in long-term follow-up care

• Willingness to take vitamins and minerals as prescribed

• Weight-related impairment in quality of life

* Patients who are younger than 18 require special consideration.  Einstein Bariatrics offers a special program to these patients and their families, and family counseling is mandatory before and after surgery. Contact us at 1-800-EINSTEIN for more information.

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