NorthShore Bariatric Services

The bariatric information sessions are for individuals contemplating bariatric surgery for weight loss. All new patients, friends and families are welcome to attend. Our bariatric team highly recommends that all new bariatric patients attend. Sessions are free of charge.

Who: Any individual considering bariatric surgery for weight loss. Feel free to bring family and friends along.

When: Third Tuesday of every month from 6 -7 p.m.

Where: 501 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, IL, 1st Floor
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At NorthShore we specialize in gastric bypass Roux-en-Y, considered the gold standard of weight loss surgery. Our bariatric surgeons perform the gastric bypass procedure as a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.

Other procedures we specialize in are laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery (lap band), an adjustable and reversible minimally invasive surgery,  sleeve gastrectomy which does not require that a foreign object be implanted and gastric balloon, a new FDA-approved minimally invasive endoscopic procedure. 

With a highly trained team of surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, exercise therapists and psychologists, NorthShore is able to provide patients with safe and effective weight-loss surgery options, comprehensive pre- and post-operative education and ongoing aftercare.

Gastric bypass surgery is performed at Evanston, Glenbrook, and Highland Park Hospital. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is performed at Evanston and Glenbrook Hospital.

Bariatric surgery is indicated for patients with documented failed dietary attempts and patients who have:

    1. A BMI of 40 or over and
    2. A BMI of 35-40 with significant co-morbidity.

The surgical treatment of morbid obesity (bariatric surgery) has been the only therapy that has been proven to provide consistent weight loss. In a NIH consensus statement concerning obesity, medical treatment was considered ineffective in 95% of patients. While some patients can lose weight with diet and exercise, these are very few in number. The conclusion of this statement was that surgery is the only way to obtain consistent, permanent weight loss for morbidly obese patients.

To qualify for bariatric surgery, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• You have failed repeated attempts at losing weight and controlling your obesity
• You are 100 pounds over your ideal body weight and have a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater or equal to 40 or a BMI of 35 (approximately 80 pounds over ideal body weight if you have an associated medical complication or co-morbid factor)
• You have had a consultation with one of our bariatric surgeons and been determined to be a surgical candidate