Bariatric surgery, weight loss management and related procedures are key offerings for many gastroenterology practices, despite declines in inpatient surgical volumes for the procedure.
As technology continues to expand the capabilities of minimally invasive surgical procedures, more bariatric care will continue to move to the outpatient setting, Catherine Varney, DO, director of obesity medicine for University of Virginia Health in Charlottesville, told Becker’s.
Dr. Varney has served as the university’s inaugural director of the obesity medicine program since 2021, and has been at the cutting edge of the program’s expansion and development — helping secure its triple accreditation in 2023…