NorthStar Medical Specialists - Medical & Surgical Weight Management

Overview

NorthStar recognizes that there are many factors that can have an affect on a person’s weight and overall health. Identifying and working to resolve these factors helps make the weight control process easier for our patients. NorthStar can develop a comprehensive, physician managed weight control program that is medically sound, customized to each patient’s individual needs and focused on helping enhance the overall health of the patient.

The Role of NorthStar

Our physician-managed approach to weight loss has helped hundreds of people achieve the healthier lifestyle they desire.

Expert Care
Dr. Anthony Burden is Director of NorthStar’s Medical and Surgical Weight Management Center. Dr. Burden is Board Certified by the American Board of Bariatric Medicine, he remains wholly dedicated to the practice of Bariatric Medicine/Medical and Surgical Weight Management. Patients receive a comprehensive evaluation, followed by a prescribed treatment plan and ongoing follow-up and support.

Individualized Treatment
Understanding that every patient is unique, NorthStar creates a comprehensive lifestyle and nutrition program for each individual, designed to help them reach their personal weight goal and maintain it long-term.

Lasting Results
NorthStar’s physician-managed weight loss program achieves a higher rate of success by placing patients under the managed care of an expert physician to regulate long-term weight loss treatment.

Comprehensive Treatment

Nutrition Therapy
By unlocking or reversing inefficient metabolism, your body can be supplied with the most balanced fuel for proper function. This is achieved though proper nutrition and portion control.

Lifestyle & Behavioral Counseling
Helping you become aware of and reverse ineffective ideas, perceptions, and habits used over the years that directly and indirectly lead to weight problems is critical. Problem solving, planning, and stress-management are fundamental skills covered in treatment.

Exercise Counseling
Learn about the most effective ways to use activities for burning fat and enhancing cardiovascular health. Developing a life-long pattern of activity is part of a successful strategy to long-term maintenance of weight loss.

Appetite Control
Learning how to use the food we eat to control hunger can be an effective weight loss tool. Several safe and effective prescription medicines and natural supplements can be used to suppress hunger and add support to your dietary and lifestyle plan. Prescription meds, for example, have been shown to increase weight loss by 50-100%.

Surgery
NorthStar offers a variety of surgical weight loss options and can recommend which approach might be appropriate for each patient.