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HealthTeam Surgeon Achieves Center of Excellence Designation

 

Pandu Yenumula, M.D., the Department of Surgery, and Sparrow Hospital have each been recognized by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by receiving the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation. This designation recognizes physicians and programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.

To earn a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation, Sparrow Hospital, the Department of Surgery, and Dr. Yenumula underwent a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program's surgical processes were closely examined and data on health outcomes collected. Centers receiving the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation agree to continue to share information on clinical pathways, protocols, and outcomes data.

Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence must meet and continually comply with rigorous standards formulated by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). The SRC thoroughly inspects and evaluates each candidate for designation, and upon review recommends approval of designation for those physicians and facilities whose practices and outcomes meet the stringent demands set forth by SRC for ASMBS.

Obesity has become a significant national health issue, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting 66 percent of all U.S. adults are overweight or obese. Morbid obesity is closely correlated with a number of serious conditions that severely undermine the health of overweight patients, including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Bariatric Surgery, when performed correctly, can help obese patients manage these conditions. By definition, surgeons with the ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation practice only top-quality care, ensuring efficacy of the procedure with each patient to the best of their abilities.

 

 

 

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