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About the Author

<div>Dr. Randal Baker specializes in bariatric surgery and serves as Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Units at Spectrum Hospital, and is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Michigan State University. His bio-absorbable staple line product won the 2002 American Medical Innovation of the Year award. His research received the prestigious international INAMED Award. Karen J. Sparks is a gastric bypass patient. She is a former Dean of Business Administration and Technology at Baker College, and has been teaching for fifteen years, specializing in management strategies, administrative functions, and technology applications, with emphasis on real world application through experiential learning. Julie M. Janeway is a gastric bypass patient. She is a previously published author, a former on-air legal correspondent for a Michigan ABC affiliate, and currently teaches at Central Michigan University. Julie Janeway has taught for twelve years, specializing in law, political science, and social science.</div>

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From the star of TLC?s Big Medicine, the complete guide to weight loss surgery

Today, an estimated forty-four million Americans suffer from obesity. For most, the traditional prescription of ?eat less, exercise more? simply doesn?t work. Thankfully, there is another option? a proven path to reclaiming quality of life, to curing diabetes and other weight-related diseases, and to living without the constant emotional and physical struggles that being obese entails.

This option is weight loss surgery. Having performed more than one thousand weight loss surgeries in his career, Dr. Garth Davis?star of the hit TLC series Big Medicine?knows, firsthand, the surgery?s ability to transform lives. In The Expert?s Guide to Weight Loss Surgery, Dr. Davis combines cutting-edge medical advice and compassionate guidance into what promises to be the definitive handbook on the topic.

The book features a user-friendly breakdown of the various types of weight loss surgeries available today (gastric bypass vs. adjustable gastric banding vs. sleeve gastrectomy); a no-nonsense guide to finding the right doctor; and words of wisdom from dozens of patients who have undergone WLS. Most important, because weight loss surgery alters the digestive tract?s size and structure, Dr. Davis lays out a complete diet and exercise plan to help ensure that readers? success is long term. This book should be required reading for anyone seeking a permanent obesity cure.

About the Author
Garth Davis, MD, is a bariatric surgeon and star of TLC?s Big Medicine. He is medical director of the Weight Management Center Program at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, and is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer across the country.