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Meet Our Team

Our comprehensive approach to care is provided by a multidisciplinary team – which may include a psychiatrist, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, nurse practitioner, psychologist, clinical social worker, and clinical counselor – to determine the best treatment options for each child and adolescent.

Meet Our Team

Meet Our Prader Willi Syndrome Team.

Meet Our Team

The Aerodigestive Disorders Clinic brings together specialists including otolaryngologists, pulmonologists and gastroenterologists to treat conditions of the airway and upper digestive tract.

Meet Our Team

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Lifestyle Changes

Surgery requires major lifestyle changes. To maintain weight loss after surgery, you will still have to exercise and limit food amounts. You will also need to change the types of food that you eat every day.

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Recovery

Special care will be needed right after surgery while still in the hospital. You will generally begin feeling better by the second day after surgery. Exact timing of your discharge from the hospital will vary depending on your medical condition.

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Pre-Op Process

Four weeks before your surgery date, you will begin an intensive program of nutrition and exercise education. This education will continue after your surgery, as well.

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MBSAQIP Accreditation

The Bariatric Surgery program at Nationwide Children's Hospital is the first and only free-standing adolescent bariatric surgery center in the U.S. to be accredited by the American College of Surgeons MBSAQIP.

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Commonly Ordered Procedures

Find a list of commonly ordered procedures and download the complete outpatient procedure code list.