Denton weight loss surgeon Dr. David Provost traveled to Hyderabad, India last week to lecture on bariatric surgery and perform live cases to an audience of surgeons for LivLife Hospital’s Faculty Insights program.
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Dr. Provost performed four sleeve gastrectomy procedures and one gastric bypass surgery revision to demonstrate the latest techniques in weight loss surgery, including the use of laparoscopic instruments to reduce the risk of complications.
Dr. Provost also spoke to the fact that people from India and Asia are more prone to obesity, because of their eating habits and the high incidence of diabetes. The increasing rate of obesity in India mirrors that of the U.S., with 20 percent of the country’s population being classified as obese between 1998 – 2004. Childhood obesity is also a growing concern, particularly in urban areas, due to a lack of exercise and increased intake of high calorie processed foods. In Delhi, as many as 29 percent of adolescents in public schools are clinically obese.
The Faculty Insights program, started by LivLife Hospitals, trains emerging surgeons in the field of bariatric and laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Nandakishore Dukkipati, a leading bariatric surgeon in India and Managing Director of LivLife Hospitals, is the program’s Chief Mentor and also a former fellow of Dr. Provost. Hyderabad is the fourth largest city in India, with a population of more than 6 million people.
An Executive Council member for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), Dr. Provost is recognized as a pioneer in the field of weight loss surgery and one of the world’s leading experts on bariatric procedures. Today, Dr. Provost practices weight loss surgery in Denton, Texas and continues to teach and speak to bariatric surgeons from all over the world.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Provost to discuss the benefits and risks of weight loss surgery for the treatment of obesity, please call our office at (888) 715-4330. You can also reserve a seat at a free weight loss surgery informational meeting, where Dr. Provost and other staff members will be available to answer any questions you have.
D Magazine named Dr. Provost one of the best bariatric surgeons in Dallas in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010!
Texas Monthly named Dr. Provost a Texas Super Doctor in 2008! Dr. Provost provides Lap-Band, gastric bypass, gastric sleeve and revision surgery for patients in Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding areas.