If you struggle with your weight or have been diagnosed with weight related health issues, it may be time to consider your weight loss options.
Saratoga Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Program is a comprehensive, nationally accredited program to help you lose weight and overall become a healthier person.
To learn more about our program, we hold information sessions twice per month on Tuesday evenings. Your attendance to a 90-minute information session is required prior to making your initial appointment. You will learn about bariatric surgery and other weight loss options, including Intragastric balloon and weight loss medications, with our medical director, Dr. Dmitri Baranov, with the seminar concluding with a question-and-answer session. You will learn the initial details of how to get started on your weight loss journey, information about obesity, how surgery can help you lose weight and fight various chronic health conditions, weight loss medications, success stories from our program and more.
Bariatric surgery, or “weight loss surgery,” is performed to help patients lose weight and decrease the risk of chronic health issues that you may be at risk for due to your weight status. Bariatric surgery can help provide long term weight loss and allow you to develop a healthier lifestyle. We are also offering medications weight loss including the newest Pharmaceuticals.
Getting Started
Our info sessions are held two times a month in the evening. The agenda includes a discussion about bariatric surgery and other weight loss options with medical director Dr. Dmitri Baranov, including time for Q & A. You will learn everything you need to know to get started on your weight loss journey, including what to expect, how surgery can help various chronic health conditions, what is involved in our program, success stories, and more.
The free virtual seminar makes it easy to get the details you need to know to take this important step in your weight loss journey. Once you have attended an information session, we will contact you or you may call the office the next day to schedule your one-on-one consultation session.
Meet Our Team
Dmitri Baranov, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM is the medical director of Saratoga Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Program. He brings an exceptional combination of experience, credentials and successful results. He chose to specialize in bariatric surgery because “no other surgery has such a profound, positive impact on patient health, wellbeing, and quality of life.” Dr. Baranov devotes 100 percent of his professional time to bariatric surgery and has completed over 4,000 successful bariatric procedures and counting. Dr. Baranov is an SRC-accredited Master Surgeon in Robotic Surgery at Saratoga Hospital.
The Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Program at Saratoga Hospital is fully accredited as a comprehensive bariatric facility by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. This designation signifies that our program meets rigorous standards for bariatric care. It also indicates that we excel at providing the resources necessary to meet the needs of bariatric patients, pre- and post-operatively. Our program has been recognized for its rigorous standards and consistent performance in delivering safe, evidence-based care.
Support Groups
We offer monthly support groups for all patients in our program no matter what stage they are at in their weight loss journey. The meetings are held the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Saratoga Senior Center (attached to the Saratoga YMCA at 290 West Ave) and typically last 1 hour. They are free for anyone to attend, and no registration is required. Click here for more information.
Contact Us
518-693-4699 | Toll Free: 855-344-8555
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Saratoga Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss Center
1 West Ave., Suite 300
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866