Different people have different weight loss needs in Brooklyn, NY. For many, proper dietary and lifestyle management is enough, but for others, prescription medications or weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) offers the best chance for long-term success. The Weight Loss Center at TBHC will help you understand your options so you can make choices that work for you. You never go it alonewell guide you each step of the way.

If bariatric surgery is indicated, you can feel confident knowing that all weight loss procedures at TBHC are performed using minimally invasive techniques by board certified surgeons who have completed thousands of success weight loss procedures. In fact, the Weight Loss Center at TBHC has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

The MBSAQIP Standards, outlined in the Resources for Optimal Care of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patient 2016 ensure that bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary program, not just a surgical procedure, which improves patient outcomes and long-term success. The accredited center offers preoperative and postoperative care designed specifically for their severely obese patients. This comprehensive approach to weight loss furthers our mission of Keeping Brooklyn Healthy.

The Weight Loss Center was formerly located in the main hospital. They have now moved a few blocks away to the Physicians Pavilion located at 86 Saint Felix Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, which provides elegant, state-of-the-art doctors offices and stunning views. Our doctors look forward to seeing you there.

Diana Walton: The Future Looks Brighter and Longer Thanks to Bariatric SurgeryI had uncontrollable diabetes and weighed 205 pounds... Getting this surgery was my only option. Today, I am 137 pounds and my diabetes is much more manageable and under control.

Lucia Nolasco: The Day of My Surgery Was the Day I Was RebornA year ago, I was 239 pounds. My blood pressure was high. I couldnt sleep. My legs and feet were always swollen. I could barely get up the stairs. One of the ladies at my moms church kept losing all this weight. When I asked her about it, she referred me to The Brooklyn Hospital Center.

Find us on Facebook! Brooklyn Loses Weight is a community support and info group created by The Brooklyn Hospital Center's Department of Bariatric & Minimally Invasive Surgery. Have you ever considered weight loss surgery? If youve been struggling for awhile, we may be able to help.

Winter, spring, summer or fall, TBHC is here in Downtown Brooklyn, ready to take care of you. TBHC is the oldest hospital in Brooklyn and an independent community hospital. Since 1845, The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) has provided outstanding health services, education and research to our Brooklyn community. Our focus is ensuring optimal patient care through staff expertise and the use of advanced technology, and innovative medical and surgical treatments.

We take care of our community in our 464-bed hospital and via our network of family health centers, medical practices and other ambulatory care sites, located both on our main campus and throughout Brooklyns neighborhoods. Our experienced and compassionate team of doctors, nurses and staff represent the best in medical excellence. We are a clinical affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital and an academic affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.