Endoscopic Treatments for Weight Loss

Our endobariatrics team provides minimally invasive digestive health care treatments for weight loss.

Endoscopic Treatments for Weight Loss

Our endobariatrics team provides minimally invasive digestive health care treatments for weight loss.

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Minimally Invasive Digestive Health Care Treatments for Obesity and Metabolic Disease

Weight loss can be difficult to achieve and maintain solely with diet and exercise. If you do not qualify for bariatric surgery and/or are struggling with obesity and obesity-related health conditions such as diabetes, our team provides other minimally invasive treatments for weight loss. We also offer care options designed to help if you have regained weight after bariatric surgery. Our endobariatric specialists are highly experienced in the following procedures:

  • Duodenal mucosal resurfacing for treatment of type 2 diabetes
  • Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG)
  • Intragastric balloon for weight loss
  • Revisional ESG for patients with post–sleeve gastrectomy
  • Transoral outlet reduction (TORe) for patients with post–gastric bypass

To determine if you are a good candidate for an endoscopic procedure, you will first need to complete a six-month behavioral and lifestyle program with a dietitian and clinical nutrition team. Then you will work with our multidisciplinary team of gastrointestinal (GI) specialists, hepatologists and endocrinologists, clinical nutritionists and bariatric surgeons, to decide which endoscopic procedure is right for you.

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75+

Number of procedures we perform per year

33%

Largest percentage of weight loss that has been experienced

18-20%

Average total body weight loss 6 to 12 months post-treatment

30+

We consider treating patients 18 years or older with a BMI of 30+

Innovative Technology for Obesity Treatment

As an academic medical center, we give you access to new therapies and innovative technology for obesity treatment.

Our patient-centered approach to care means that all aspects of your treatment and care for obesity will be managed by one team.

We treat higher-risk patients, who may not be candidates at other institutions, including immunosuppressed and pre- or posttransplant.

We are the only program with a Phase 2 clinical trial for endoscopic electroporation management of type 2 diabetes on the West Coast, giving you the latest advances in treatment.

We have an expert team to navigate insurance coverage and have highly competitive pay options.

We have one of the highest volumes of patients on the West Coast with above average weight-loss successes.

Specialties
Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, Endobariatrics

Kurt Hong, MD

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Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Clinical Nutrition  View more

Kamran Samakar, MD

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Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Specialties
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more

Liyun Yuan, MD

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology  View more
Specialties
Endobariatrics