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Bariatric Surgery and Weight Management Programs achieve “Trifecta” with PFCC

by Drs. Jeffrey Gusenoff and Vicki March • December 12, 2013 • 0 Comments

  This is the third in a series of guest blog posts, spotlighting how hospitals are engaging their patients to transform care delivery, using the Patient and Family Centered Care Methodology and Practice. The Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery team at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, performs over 1000 procedures annually. By adopting the six-step, […]

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Drs. Jeffrey Gusenoff and Vicki March Dr. Jeffrey Gusenoff is Co-Director of UPMC BodyChanger and the UPMC Life After Weight Loss Program. He is a Visiting Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery. His interests include post-weight loss plastic surgery combined with lifestyle and nutritional counseling to maintain weight loss. He has authored numerous publications and was a two-time recipient of the Joseph M. Serletti, MD, Resident Award for Excellence in Academic Plastic Surgery. Dr. Vicki March is Co-Director and Co-Founder of UPMC BodyChangers, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. In addition, she is the Medical Director of The Lifestyle Program in the Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery Division. Dr. March received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She then completed her residency at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is March is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine and has authored several publications

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