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Our team approach to helping you lose weight and make the necessary lifestyle changes to keep the weight off deems it a different kind of program. Together our team guides you through pre-surgery education and screening, the weight loss surgery, and a two-year post-surgery program that focuses on monitoring your success and helping with lifestyle changes.
Members of our team are:
George Kerlakian MD, Group Health Associates Physician/Surgeon and Medical Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at Good Samaritan Hospital
 George Kerlakian MD is a physician and surgeon at Group Health Associates.
His expertise in the field of bariatric surgery earned him the additional role of medical director for the Bariatric Surgery Program of Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Kerlakian has experience in both open and hand-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as well as laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, performing more than 700 weight loss surgeries to date. Under Dr. Kerlakian's direction, the Bariatric Surgery Program at Good Samaritan Hospital has earned accreditation as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by both the American Society for Bariatric Surgery and Anthem.
In addition to his expertise in bariatric surgery, Dr. Kerlakian specializes in general surgery and minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He also is a member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. At Good Samaritan, Dr. Kerlakian serves as chairman of the General Vascular Surgery Section and as associate program director of the hospital's Surgical Residency Program.
Dr. Kerlakian earned his medical degree from St. Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, and completed his residency in general surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Get more information about Dr. Kerlakian.
Vicky Brown LPN, Bariatric Coordinator, Group Health Associates
Member, National Association of Bariatric Nurses
 Tangela Howard, Office Coordinator/Insurance Verification
 Maria Adkins RD, LD, Clinical Dietitian
 Tracy Littlemann MS, ATC, Exercise Physiologist
 Catrina Spicer LISW, Mental Health Provider
 Sherri Joyce RN, BSN, Nurse Manager, Good Samaritan Hospital Bariatric Patient Unit
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