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ADOLESCENT BARIATRIC SURGERY
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Adolescent Bariatric
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Texas
Children's Hospital Center for Comprehensive Surgical Management of Adolescent Obesity is led by a team of the country’s
top pediatric surgeons. Our team believes there's much more to the
treatment of adolescent obesity than surgery. We provide
comprehensive care that includes a commitment to each patient for
ongoing follow-up care that lasts as long as 10 years and includes
nutritional and psychological support.
Dr. Brandt serves as
a leader on the national team of physicians and researchers charged
with establishing the "gold standard" for adolescent bariatric
surgery.
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Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Nurse Case
Manager
Trish Walters-Salas, BSN, RN-BC, CCM, CBN
Trish Walters-Salas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing
from The University of Texas at Austin. She has been a nurse for 27
years and has a diverse career in health care working in many
different nursing arenas. Trish is a Certified Bariatric Nurse and
is also Board Certified in Case Management. Along with Susanne
Trout, Trish leads the twice monthly bariatric surgery support
group. She manages the clinical care of the patients in the
adolescent bariatric surgery program and is responsible for
insurance authorization for all the bariatric surgery cases. |
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Susanne Trout, RD, LD, IBCLC
Susanne Trout holds a Bachelor of
Science in Human Nutrition and Food Science from New Mexico
State University. She completed her dietetic internship at
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Susanne is a
registered dietitian and licensed in the State of Texas,
Internationally Board Certified as a Lactation Consultant
and Certified in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity. She works
closely with the bariatric surgeons and nurse case manager
to coordinate patient care and monitor the outcomes and
progress of each patient. She also provides all nutritional
education for patients prior to after surgery and leads the
monthly support group with Trish Walters-Salas. Prior to her
position as the Bariatric Program Coordinator, Susanne was
the registered dietitian for the level 2 neonatal intensive
care unit at Texas Children's Hospital since 2003. She has a
passion for the promotion of breastfeeding and nutrition
management in high risk infants as well as obesity in
children and adolescents. |
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