Dan continue their conversation with Dr. Alex Barkan, Chief of

Bariatric Surgery, Vice Chair of Department of Surgery at

Richmond University Medical Center, and founder of the hospital’s Bariatric and

Metabolic Institute. Last episode the various bariatric services

that are performed at RUMC were covered. In this episode,

we’ll discuss the total bariatric journey – from who qualifies to what the

process is like before and after, and life post-surgery.