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Wittgrove Bariatric Center
Weight Loss Programs · Del Mar, CA
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| Fact | Value | Sources | Citations |
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| Physician supervised | yes | 3 | aischannel.comIndependent editorial doctor.webmd.comAggregated lapbypass.comSelf-published mapquest.comAggregated sandiegouniontribune.comIndependent editorial scripps.orgIndependent editorial yelp.comAggregated |
| Offers fitness coaching | Self-claimed | 1 | lapbypass.comSelf-published mapquest.comAggregated scripps.orgIndependent editorial |
| Offers behavioral coaching | Couldn't confirm | 1 | mapquest.comAggregated scripps.orgIndependent editorial |
| Offers telehealth | Self-claimed | 1 | healthgrades.comAggregated lapbypass.comSelf-published mapquest.comAggregated scripps.orgIndependent editorial |
| Accepts insurance | Only on listings | 0 | doctor.webmd.comAggregated lapbypass.comSelf-published |
5 facts·12 sources·0 contested·4 not confirmed
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Stated facts
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- Accepts insurance yes lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Category Bariatric Center lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Category bariatric surgery lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Category bariatric weight loss surgeon lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Expected results after 10 to 14 years, 50-60% of excess body weight loss has been maintained by some patients lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Expected results One year after surgery, weight loss can average 77% of excess body weight lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Offers fitness coaching yes lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Offers telehealth yes lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Physician supervised yes lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Program types Bariatric / gastric-sleeve surgery lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Program types Bariatric revision surgery lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Program types gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and revision surgery lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Program types Gastric Bypass lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Program types Gastric-bypass surgery lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Program types laparoscopic and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Lap-Band and Stomaphyx procedures lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Program types Other bariatric procedures (band, switch, SADI-S, balloon) lapbypass.comSelf-published
- Program types surgical and medical management of obesity lapbypass.comSelf-published
Performance claims
Self-described · not endorsedSelf-promotion, kept with its source.
No performance claims are currently recorded.
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- Main location
- del mar, calapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-publishednpiprofile.comAggregatedhealthgrades.comAggregatedmapquest.comAggregatedaischannel.comIndependent editorial
- Established in
- 1987mapquest.comAggregated
- Founded by
- dr. ramiro “sonny” cavazossagebariatric.comIndependent editorial
- Program types
- weight loss surgery · Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Band, Former Surgery Revision · gastric sleeve surgery · gastric bypass surgerylapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-publishedlapbypass.comSelf-published
- Expected results
- One year after surgery, weight loss can average 77% of excess body weight · after 10 to 14 years, 50-60% of excess body weight loss has been maintained by some patientslapbypass.comSelf-published
- Known for
- laparoscopic approach of gastric bypass surgeryscripps.orgIndependent editorial
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provide weight loss surgery and support
At Wittgrove Bariatric Center, surgeons demonstrate this willingness to take the extra step by offering a true multi-disciplinary team of highly experienced health professionals including a dedicated nursing team, psychologist, internist, insurance analysts, surgical coordinator, patient liaison, and fitness coordinator.
Dr. Ramiro “Sonny” Cavazos is the founder of Sage Bariatric Institute
Wittgrove is the past president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Among many accomplishments he was a professor of surgery at University California San Diego. He co-authored the original credentialing guidelines for ASMBS and is currently the medical director of Wittgrove Bariatric Center in Del Mar.
Wittgrove Bariatric Center, a provider established in Del Mar, California operating as a Surgery.
Dr. Alan Wittgrove, MD is a bariatric surgery specialist in Del Mar, CA.
With over 11,000 successful procedures since 1987
surgeon, weight loss service
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No credentials are currently recorded.
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- — Offers glp1 medicationsNothing public to confirm this Nothing public to confirm this
- — Offers nutrition counselingNothing public to confirm this Nothing public to confirm this
- — Offers meal plansNothing public to confirm this Nothing public to confirm this
- — Offers body contouringNothing public to confirm this Nothing public to confirm this
- — Offers fitness coachingSelf-claimed, not independently confirmed Self-claimed, not independently confirmed
- — Offers behavioral coachingNothing public to confirm this Nothing public to confirm this
- — Offers telehealthSelf-claimed, not independently confirmed Self-claimed, not independently confirmed
- — Accepts insuranceOnly on a listing site Only on a listing site
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