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News break: Mather Hospital celebrates 10,000 bariatric surgeries · 20-Minute Health Talk

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  Mather Hospital celebrates 10000 bariatric surgeries, a milestone performed by Doctor Arif Ahmad.
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  This article, written by Angela Cascarano, appeared in the Northwell Newsroom on October 10 2024.
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  Mather Hospital recently marked a new milestone: surgeons performing the hospital’s 10000th bariatric surgery.
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  The hospital offers gastric bypass revisional surgery gastric band and sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss.
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  The 10000th surgery was a sleeve gastrectomy.
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  It was performed by Doctor Arif Ahmad,director of the Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
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  The procedure involves removing part of the stomach to help reduce food intake.
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  The Center of Excellence provides support for patients before and after weight loss surgery.
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  In addition to Doctor Ahmad the team includes nurses and registered dietitians.
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  A support group allows patients to share experiences and help keep them on track to achieve their weight loss goals.
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  Doctor Ahmad said the following: “We are so pleased to be able to transform 10000 lives with impeccable results and expert compassionate care.
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  It’s not just about the number,our outstanding results in terms of safety and success have earned us the recognition of multiple organizations that assess quality such as Healthgrades and others.
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  We also take a personal interest in each of our patients.
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  ” Doctor Ahmad runs monthly informational seminars at the hospital.
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  Some procedures done by the bariatrics team are also non-surgical such as the intragastric balloon where a soft balloon is inserted into the stomach.
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  The balloon helps to limit food intake and the patient remains in a medical weight management program.
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  The balloon is removed after six months.
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  Doctor Ahmad founded the bariatrics program in 2004.
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  In 2011 he was the first bariatrics surgeon on Long Island to use the daVinci robotic system during a procedure.
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  He has been performing bariatric surgeries for twenty-five years.
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  The robotic surgery program at Mather Hospital was the first to be named a Center of Excellence in New York State.