Spring 2011
Spring 2011
Read the latest informative articles from the doctors and staff of
St. Luke's Bariatric Services.
Understanding Sugar, Sugar
Substitutes and Sugar Alcohols | Lisa Musician, RD, LDN
Registered Dietitian
Bariatric Surgery Program |
The Importance of Servicing
Your Car | Leonardo Claros, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Medical Director
St. Luke's Bariatric Surgery Program |
Obesity Results in Poor Quality
of Life and Sexual Dysfunction
in Females | Maher El Chaar, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Co-Medical Director
St. Luke's Bariatric Surgery Program |
Pregnancy and Fertility
After Bariatric Surgery | Maureen Miletics
RN, BSN, MS, CBN
Director of Bariatric Services |
| The Culmination of a
Journey That Started 40
Years Ago | Richard Tullo
Adjustable Gastric Band Patient |
| I Woke Up One Day;
I Was 260 Pounds! | Jamie Facoun
RNY Gastric Bypass Surgery Patient |
The Journey Cannot
Be Forgotten | Lisa Nicholas, RN
Patient Care Manager
Bariatric Unit |
| Pre-Surgery Bariatric Diet | Christian Hermosillo, PharmD
Homestar Pharmacist |
| What About…? | Adam Konopelski
OT Lifestyle Specialist |
| What Happened to My
Buffet Buddies and the
Rest Of My So-Called Friends? | Terri Davis, RN
Bariatric Program Coordinator |
| The Art of Guided Imagery | Nancy Valazquez, MSW, LSW
Social Worker
Bariatric Surgery Program |