Meet Our Team of Experts:
A Weight Loss Treatment Team with Breadth and Depth

Obesity is a complicated disease that can affect many aspects of your health. That’s why the Georgia Regents Medical Center Weight Loss Center offers not just a single physician but a team of board-certified surgeons, physicians and other caregivers in various specialties who work together to deliver coordinated, comprehensive and individualized care.

Our team addresses every aspect of obesity and its associated illnesses.

Our expert team members include:

	Board-certified General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship-Trained Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Michael Edwards		Board-certified General Surgery Fellowship-Trained Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Brian Lane
	Dedicated Anesthesiologists  Experience in managing difficult airways in obese patients. Dr. Robert O’Bannon		Board-certified Sleep Medicine Physician (Pulmonologist) Dr. Amy Blanchard
	Board-certified Dedicated Anesthesiologists  Dr. Yi Hua		Clinical Psychologist Has extensive expertise in obesity surgery and eating disorders. Dr. Christian Lemmon
	Board-certified Dedicated Anesthesiologists Dr. Alvin Head		Registered Dietitian For customized nutritional support Nicole M. Moore, MS, RD, CNSC, LD
	Dedicated Cardiologists Dr. Sheldon Litwin		Bariatric Nurse Coordinator Help you to navigate the treatment process and long-term follow-up. Tracey Puig, RN, MSN, MHA
	Board Certified Plastic Surgeons Dr. Robert Dinsmore
			Dedicated operating room staff with experience in bariatric surgery

We can also arrange quick and easy referrals to other specialists on the Weight Loss Center medical staff, the largest, most diverse group of physicians in the region.

Don’t fight obesity alone.

Register for a weight loss surgery seminar now or call 706-721-2609 for more information.

View some short video clips from a few of our multidisciplinary team members