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Obesity in Northeast & Central PA

Season 34 Episode 5 | 25m 50s

Let’s talk about obesity. Here in Pennsylvania, according to a 2019 study, 33% of adults and 18% of children K-through-12 are affected by obesity. More and more, obesity is now understood by the medical community to be a serious and chronic metabolic disease, and it can be treated in a variety of ways…one of those ways being surgery.

Aired: 03/29/22
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Puneet Bajaj, MD
Puneet Bajaj, MD - Geisinger
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Mohammad S. Elmusa, MD
Mohammad S. Elmusa, MD - Lehigh Valley Health Network
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Joel Laury, MD, FAAAI
Joel Laury, MD, FAAAI - Allergy & Asthma Center of Excellence
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Janet Coleman, DPT
Janet Coleman, DPT - PRO Rehabilitation
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William Charlton, MD
William Charlton, MD - Commonwealth Health Physician Network
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Paul W. Horchos, DO
Paul W. Horchos, DO - Geisinger
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Stephanie Collins, PT, DPT
Stephanie Collins, PT, DPT - Allied Services
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Shai Post, DPT
Shai Post, DPT - Lehigh Valley Health Network
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Stephen M. Schleicher, MD - DermDox Dermatology Centers, PC
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