Fortis Hospital opens Obesity Clinic for holistic weight loss

Thane, January 19, 2017: (UNI) Fortis Hospital at Mulund, one of leading hospitals in neighbouring Mumbai, today announced the launch of the new Obesity Clinic that will focus on providing permanent and comprehensive solutions to each patient.

A multi-disciplinary team of specialists across Bariatrics, Endocrinology, Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Psychology will help patients tackle obesity, a chronic and progressive condition that needs timely medical intervention.

Spearheaded by Dr N Arulvanan, senior consultant, General & Laparoscopic surgery, Bariatric & Metabolic surgery at Fortis, the clinic will work towards treating obesity and its various complexities so as to achieve long-term and sustainable results.

Supporting him are Dr Sudhindra Kulkarni (Diabetologist & Endocrinologist), Dr Komal Kaira (Clinical Psychologist), Dr Meenal Shah (Dietician) and Dr Shruti Sonar (Physiotherapist), an official statement by Fortis today said here.

At the Obesity Clinic, Dr Kulkarni along with his team will work towards treating patients with diabetes and thyroid related complications.

Dr Kaira will provide counselling to those with eating disorders and help them work towards eating in a controlled manner.

Dr Shah and Dr Sonar will help the patients with diet and appropriate exercise regimens respectively, thereby providing a wholesome treatment to obesity.

The team will work on customised treatments combining the different specialties, depending on the patient’s weight, age and medical history.

Speaking about the launch of the Clinic, Dr Arulvanan said, ”Today, obesity has become far more widespread especially among urban dwellers. The biggest concern is that most obese people don’t recognise the risk they are at, for correlated serious ailments such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke. In the past year, I have seen a 65 percent increase in the number of patients who have come with obesity-related ailments.

”Observing this trend, we, at Fortis, understood that it was imperative to bring together specialists who can treat obesity holistically,” he added. Dr Kulkarni also spoke on the occasion. –United News of India