Weight Management Program
Weight management, as you know, is a lifelong commitment. By viewing this web site you are taking a very positive first step in learning more about this worthwhile goal.
Our Weight Management Program staff is dedicated to the medical and surgical management of obesity. We will guide and encourage you in learning how to make lifelong changes in eating behavior, food choices, and activity levels. By integrating this knowledge into your daily lifestyle we can help you to attain your desired goal and pursue successful long-term weight management.
Our staff comprises physicians, psychologists, registered dietitians and physical therapists. They are leaders in their field and collectively represent the area's leading experts in all areas of managing obesity, providing a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary treatment approach.
Click here to go to the Weight Management Program web site.For information on the Weight Management Program call (314) 286-2080.
For information regarding bariatric surgery call (314) 286-2069.
You may also reach us by email at weightmanagement@im.wustl.edu
Map and Directions
The Weight Management Program offers a free information session that allows interested persons a complete overview of the treatment. Additional screenings and assessments are conducted once an individual decides to become part of this personalized approach to weight loss. We are located on the Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Medical School campus at 4570 Children's Place.
To successfully maintain weight each change must be gradually and permanently integrated into a person's lifestyle. Many people who lose weight tend to regain it over time. For this reason the ability to sustain that loss is just as important as the initial weight loss. Staff members teach the skills necessary to help maintain weight loss and achieve realistic goals. Even moderate long-term decreases in body weight, 5 to 10 percent of initial body weight, can result in considerable health benefits.
If you have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 kg/m² and above, or 25 kg/m² and above with medical complications such as heart disease or diabetes, then this program is designed to help you.
The typical person who enrolls in this program usually fits into one or more of the following categories:
- Over age 18,
- Long history of unsuccesful dieting,
- Has a medical problem caused by obesity, and/or
- Needs structured treatment program to lose weight.
The Washington University Weight Management Program, in affiliation with Barnes-Jewish Hospital, is the most comprehensive program in the metropolitan St. Louis area that offers medical and surgical specialists collaborating to treat those suffering from obesity.
It is our philosophy that patients need to be fully informed of the risks and benefits of both the surgical and medical treatments for obesity to make informed decisions. Patients referred to the Program are thoroughly evaluated to ensure that the most appropriate weight management approach is selected for them.
Weight Management Center Staff
Beth Henk, Program Manager
Denise Wilfley, PhD, Program Director
Samuel Klein, MD, Medical Director
Rick Stein, PhD, Behavioral Director
Susan Deusinger, PT, PhD, Physical Therapy Director
Dr. Samuel Klein, MD, Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science at Washington University, serves as Director and Founder of the Washington University Weight Management Program. He serves as the:
- Vice-President, of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition;
- Chairman, of the National Institutes of Health for Integrative Physiology of Obesity and Diabetes Study Section;
- Member of the Board of Directors, for the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists;
- and he served as a past President of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity.
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