Rick Dayton

Surgery vs Weight Loss Drugs


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Ozempic and Wegovy have gained a lot of attention in the past year. The diabetes drugs have the added benefit for many to help them lose weight.  Dr. Anita Courcoulas is a medical doctor and a Ph.D.  She is chief of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at UPMC. She was a guest on The Rick Dayton show after she was the lead researcher on a paper published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study showed that Bariatric Surgery is more effective than medical and lifestyle interventions for diabetes control and emission. 

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