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Learn More About Insurance Requirements for Bariatric Surgery

Not sure if your insurance will cover weight loss surgery? Click here to see if you qualify for surgery.

These are our understanding of the requirements by the insurance companies. This document was last updated on May 2011. These are guidelines and should be confirmed by calling your insurance company before the doctor’s office visit. It is very helpful to have a note form primary care physician to send with the request for surgery. Medicare requires 6 month diet to be physician supervised. If the patient loses more than 10% of their body weight than Medicare will disapprove their surgery! Medicare patients must use “Center of Excellence” physician and hospital Read more..

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Northwest Hospital welcomes Dr. Singh!

Dr Singh is now partnering with Northwest Hospital, located in Randallstown, Maryland. He will be offering workshops and informational seminars for new and existing patients. Learn more...

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Dr. Singh announces a new procedure. Introducing the Laparoscopic Greature Curvature Plication (LGCP) procedure. Dr. Singh now performs the Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication (LGCP) surgical procedure!

This safer breakthrough in bariatric surgery offers less risk and recovery time. To learn more about this groundbreaking procedure, click here.

NOW APPROVED for 30 or higher BMI with one co-morbidity....

New FDA regulations for obese adults with BMI > 30
  The ONLY FDA-APPROVED  device for bariatric surgery in patients with BMI > 35 or BMI > 30 with one or more obesity related comorbid conditions
 
  The FIRST bariatric surgical option approved for obese patients
 
  Safety and efficacy established in the Allergan Early Intervention Study (N=149)
   
70% EWL at two years in the newly-indicated obese population
Proven safe—Most adverse events were mild to moderate and resolved within 1 month with NO incidence of mortality

  The LAP-BAND AP® System—NOW approved for more of your patients!

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Dr. Singh now offers the MediFast™ Program for weightloss support.
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Dr. Singh now offers weightloss support with the MediFast Program

We are pleased to announce the addition to our surgical team, Dr Isam Hamdallah

Dr. Isam Hamdallah Dr Isam Hamdallah is fellowship trained in Minimal Invasive Surgery and Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery) at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento California. He completed his residency training at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore and has obtained MRCS degree after performing his residency training in England and Wales.


Dr Hamdallah is specialized in General Surgery and Weight Loss Surgery. He has performed and participated in over 2000 surgical cases throughout his career.


Dr. Hamdallah is a compassionate surgeon and is a wonderful addition to our team. Please join us in welcoming him to the practice.

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