Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Meet Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS

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Octavia Pickett-Blakeley, MD, MHS , is assistant professor of medicine and director of nutrition and small bowel disorders in the Division o...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

"I Feel Like A Completely Different Person"- Tonia Lost 120 Pounds So Far!

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Tonia was seeing signs all over. In November, 2012, her already-poor health was taking a sharp decline. She knew she needed to lose weight, ...
Friday, January 31, 2014

Meet Karen Coyne, CRNP

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Karen Coyne, CRNP, is a nurse practitioner and part of the Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program team . It’s also likely she’s one of...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Join Us for a Free Weight-Loss Surgery Information Session in February

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For many people trying to lose weight, taking the first step can be the most difficult part of the process. Whether it’s getting out of the...

Super Bowl Eats: Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

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By Danielle Rosenfeld, RD, LDN This Super Bowl Sunday, why not kick it up a notch with a hearty butternut squash soup? It’s a great alterna...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

How I Fit it All In

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Chiara Gravell had a sleeve gastrectomy at Penn Medicine with weight-loss surgeon Noel Williams , MD, in 2011. Since then, she’s lost more ...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Susan Lost 138 Pounds with Penn Medicine

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Susan Tapper was always, as she says, a “chubby person.” “I spent my entire life dieting or binging,” says Susan, who is now 61. “It affecte...