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Paul Listro is the Director of Public Safety at Westfarms mall, but his weight -- over 300 pounds at its highest -- put his health at risk.
John Rexroad of Killingworth credits Dr. Darren Tishler with helping him lose more than 100 pounds as the result of weight-loss surgery in 2006.
Over 10 years, Stacie Lepore of Glastonbury saw her weight spiral from 110 to 240 pounds. The 5-feet-2-inch woman struggled to lose weight, but nothing worked.
Juli Scarfo's life changed when, suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, she chose weight-loss surgery.
Patients say insurance coverage for obesity surgeries is overdue in Connecticut, with Dr. Craig Floch, a bariatric surgeon at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport.
Darren Tischler, MD, Chief of Bariatrics at Hartford Hospital, about obesity and COVID-19, why people are at higher risk. Also mentions weight loss surgery and ongoing webinars about it.
Learn more about Surgical Weight Loss options at Hartford Healthcare at an upcoming webinar.
Dr. Darren Tishler discusses the impact of COVID on people struggling with obesity.
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