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The Center for Weight Control at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center located in Brighton, Massachusetts, is an MBSAQIP Comprehensive Center.

Weight Loss Surgery at St. Elizabeth's

Our multidisciplinary team works closely with our patients, providing education on weight loss methods and helping each individual decide which options are best. Compassionate, personalized care includes regular monitoring to ensure that weight is lost in a healthy and sustainable way.

We strive to provide the most comprehensive care for our patients. In conjunction with nutritional counseling, we offer a wide range of medical and surgical options to help our patients lose weight and lead healthier lives.

 

Weight Loss Options

Surgical Options

Our surgeons Dr. Nicole Pecquex, Dr. Anthony McCluney and Dr. Matthew Lemaitre, nurse practitioners, dietitians, and behavioral therapists will work with you to determine the best procedure for you, while offering support and encouragement along the way.

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), you may qualify for bariatric surgery based on the following criteria:
  1. You are 18 years or older.
  2. You have a body mass index (BMI of 35 or greater) and have related medical problems.
  3. Use a BMI Calculator to see if you qualify.
  4. You have medical problems that are related to your being overweight that can be improved after bariatric surgery.
  5. You do not have medical problems that would make your risk of undergoing anesthesia or surgery too high.
  6. You have failed physician-supervised diets.
  7. You demonstrate the ability to lose weight during the preoperative evaluation process.
  8. You do not have psychiatric or substance abuse problems that would make it unlikely that you would be successful with weight loss after surgery.
  9. You have sufficient willpower and commitment to make the permanent lifestyle changes that are required and are permanent after the surgery.
  10. You educate yourself about your disease, the surgery, the post-surgical diet, post-surgical life changes and have reasonable expectations.

Surgical weight loss procedures include:

  • Gastric bypass surgery
  • Gastric sleeve surgery
  • LAP-BAND® surgery

 

Non-Surgical Options

Steward Centers for Weight Control also offers non-surgical weight loss options through our medical management program. This program is located at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and is led by Dr. Gail M. O’Brien, the Medical Director for Healthy Weight Management and Dr. Steven Vandor.

Our medical weight loss program is a comprehensive program with individualized care, including weight loss medications, nutritional counseling, protein shake meal replacements, fitness advice and behavioral therapy.

If your BMI is between 30-35, you may benefit from medical weight loss. Use this BMI calculator to see if our medical weight loss program is right for you.

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Awards and Recognition

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has received awards and recognition for our outstanding patient care and surgical excellence.

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) MBSAQIP Logo

St. Elizabeth's Center for Weight Control is a Comprehensive Adult Center accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program certified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

This accreditation means that our program has passed a rigorous evaluation of criteria, including:

  • Procedural volume and associated outcomes
  • Stability of the team and the ability of the back-up team to manage the program
  • Projected trends and technological advances in the specific field of medical science
  • Overall commitment to its field through the synergy of multiple, related programs within the medical center
     
Optum™ Centers of Excellence  

The Optum Centers of Excellence designation indicates that our evaluation process is clinically superior and cost-effective. St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center meets a high standard quality of care in bariatric surgery and has met strict guidelines for patient care and outcomes.

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Blue Distinction+ Center for Bariatric Surgery 

The Blue Distinction designation is a national program that has recognized our center for demonstrating expertise in delivering quality specialty care, safely and effectively.

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Boston Top Weight Loss Doctors 

Steward Centers for Weight Control Director and Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Nicole Pecquex was recognized as one of Boston’s Top Doctor’s. This recognition is a testament to Dr. Pecquex’s personalized, high-quality patient care.

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Patient Testimonials

 

Diet, gain, repeat was my life! Being “pregnancy weight” and not pregnant was the last straw! I had to get healthy for my kids! With Dr. Pecquex and the CWC teams help, I've lost 105 lbs! My BMI is normal and I feel great! – YB

My oldest son is no longer embarrassed to been seen in public with me. Something I did not know until after I lost the weight. "Date days" with the husband are now done in the gym. A positive change for everyone in my family. – RC

Using food as a healing mechanism only caused a domino effect of weight related issues that I needed to change the pattern and my direction from falling to rising; deciding on incorporating surgical intervention was the greatest and most life changing decision I ever mad! – JC

You finally realize that you cannot continue living the way you do. You need help. Dr. McCluney and his staff were able to give me the tools I needed to make this life change. I have never looked back and the future is bright indeed! – SH

 

Our Team

  • Nicole J.  Pecquex
    Nicole J. Pecquex
    Bariatric Surgery
  • Anthony N. McCluney
    Anthony N. McCluney
    Bariatric Surgery
  • Matthew Lemaitre
    Matthew Lemaitre
    Bariatric Surgery
  • Gail M. O’Brien
    Gail M. O’Brien
    Medical Director,
    Healthy Weight Management
  • Steven  Vandor
    Steven Vandor
    Weight Control
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Meet Dr. Anthony McCluney - Weight Loss Surgeon at St. Elizabeth's

Resources

    Weight Loss Support Support Groups Check out the list of weight loss support groups at each of our center for weight control locations. These support groups are for the year 2019 and for the pre- and post-operative patients.
    Daughter inspires weight loss journey Benjamin A.'s Daughter Inspires Weight Loss Journey
    Jogger More Weight Loss Resources Find more information about weight loss and surgery options. And watch a video from the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery to learn more about how weight-loss surgery can help you change your life dramatically.
    Baritastic Download the Baritastic App! Download the free Baritastic from your app store. Use code 93000 and access more resources to support you during your weight loss journey including nutrition and weight loss tracking, recipes, monitoring and compliance with goals, and more.
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We see patients at the following locations:

Steward Center for Weight Control at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
617-562-7474
11 Nevins St., Suite 407
Brighton, MA 02135

​Steward Center for Weight Control at Good Samaritan Medical Center
508-427-3990
SMG Surgical Specialties
Center for Weight Control
1 Pearl Street, Suite 2000
Brockton MA 02301

Steward Center for Weight Control at Holy Family Hospital
978-687-0156, ext. 2555
70 East St.
Methuen, MA 01844

Steward Center for Weight Control at Hawthorn Medical Associates
508-996-3991
535 Faunce Corner Road, Building B, First Floor
Dartmouth, MA 02747

Steward Center for Weight Control at Saint Anne's Hospital Medical Office Building
508-672-0483
851 Middle Street Suite 2400
Fall River, MA 02721

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Fax a referral form. If you’d like to speak our Center for Weight Control Program Coordinator, please call 617-562-7474 to learn more about our program.

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