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Weight Management
- Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery
- Chicago Weight Program
- Endoscopic Procedures for Weight Loss
- Classes
- Meet Our Team

Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of surgeons, endocrinology specialists, dietitians and diabetes educators.

Weight Management Specialists

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John C. Alverdy, MD

Surgery

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Andrea Busby, PhD

Psychiatry

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Christopher Chapman, MD

Interventional Endoscopy

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Mustafa Hussain, MD

Bariatric Surgery

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Edwin K. McDonald IV, MD

Gastroenterology

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Silvana Pannain, MD

Endocrinology

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Vivek N. Prachand, MD

Bariatric Surgery

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