Aurora Pryor, MD Surgeon, Co-Director of Bariatric Surgery
Alfonso Torquati, MD, MCSI Surgeon, Co-Director of Bariatric Surgery
Eric DeMaria, MD Surgeon
Dana Portenier, MD Surgeon
Ranjan Sudan, MD Surgeon
Hilary Blackwood, NP Nurse Practitioner
Lisa Prestia, RN
Tammy Horton, RN
Barbara Parker, MLPN
Katherine Applegate, PhD Psychologist
Kelli Friedman, PhD Psychologist
Patrick Mahaney, RD Nutritionist
Elizabeth Keenan, RD Nutritionist

Contacting the Weight Loss Surgery Office

Telephone: 919-470-7000
Fax: 919-470-7028

Patient Manual Index

• Introduction
• Questions to Ask Your Insurance Company
• Your Health Care Team
• Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
• Lap-Band Procedure
• Path to Surgery
• The First Clinic Visit
• The Second Clinic Visit
• The Third Clinic Visit
• Preparation Instructions for Surgery
• Day of Surgery and Postoperative Stay
• Hospital Course Following a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
• Hospital Course Following a Lap-Band Procedure
• Post Surgery Follow-up Care
• Potential Complications of Roux-en-Y Bypass Surgery