Weight Management
Surgical & Non-surgical weight loss treatments
The Weight Management Program at Methodist Dallas Medical Center offers an all-encompassing approach to weight loss that ensures you have ongoing support and medical follow-up whether you opt for Medical Weight Loss or weight loss procedures.
Why Weight?
Surgical options (both laparoscopic and robotic-assisted methods)
Nonsurgical-surgical options (endoscopic methods)
Just like bariatric surgery, endobariatric procedures are tools to help achieve weight loss and improve overall health and require no abdominal incisions. These procedures are performed using an endoscope, which is a flexible tube with a light, a camera, and tiny surgical instruments attached to access a person’s stomach and digestive tract via the mouth and throat. Types of endobariatric procedures include:
The caring and compassionate medical team at the Methodist Dallas Weight Management Program is dedicated to offering the one-on-one support necessary to help you lose weight and gain health.
Medical Weight Loss
The medical weight loss program at MDMC provides a highly accessible, multidisciplinary, and evidence-based lifestyle intervention for patients who are overweight and obese. This includes:
- Physician monitoring
- Weight loss medications
- Nutrition counseling
- Fitness coaching
- Body composition analysis
- Educational resources
- Psychological counseling
- Peer support opportunities


Katherine Odom BSN, RN, CBN
Bariatric Coordinator


Ginnie Emmot, ACSM EP, CES, EIM, NBC-HWC
Manager Wellness Center

Patricia Neus, MPH, CHES, CHW
Employee Wellness Program Coordinator

Rachel Sparks, RDN, LD
Registered Dietitian
Methodist Digestive Institute


Misty Stroud-Martinez
Business Coordinator

Dr. Ransdell Hunter, PhD
Psychologist



Fallon Nicolosi, PharmD
Community Pharmacy Program Director
Methodist Dallas Medical Center is accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and is recognized for excellence in bariatric surgery:
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program Accredited Center
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery
- Cigna Certified Bariatric Center
- AETNA Institutes of Quality (IOQ)
- OPTUM Bariatric Centers of Excellence Network
- Leapfrog
Methodist Dallas Medical Center has excellent patient outcomes and safety records, and the affiliated surgeons have extensive experience performing a large number of successful robotic surgeries.