Nashoba Valley Medical Center announced Thursday its Center for Weight Control now offers surgical weight loss services for people who struggle to keep the weight off on a long-term basis. The center also hired a new surgeon.
The Ayer hospital’s surgical weight loss procedures now include gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. Services are intended for patients who have a body mass index of more than 40, or of 35 or higher with related medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. Weight loss-patients will work with the center’s staff to determine which surgical option is best for them, President Salvatore Perla, said in a press release.
Dr. John Hwang, a bariatric surgeon, recently joined the Center for Weight Control, according to the hospital. Hwang is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, completed a general surgery residency at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut and completed a fellowship in bariatric surgery at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. He is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese.
