More and more people suffer from obesity. The consequences of this are overweight and pathologically high body fat percentage. Overweight leads to increased risk of developing different chronic diseases. Our specialists have many years of experience in surgical treatment of obesity, which is confirmed by the inclusion of Helios in the lists of the best clinics for patients with obesity in Germany according to Focus magazine for several consecutive years.
In case of obesity or pathological overweight, we will guide you on your way to health. As a certified competence center for bariatric surgery, we specialize in surgical therapy as a long-term effective method of weight loss - all within the framework of individual therapy.
Chief Physician Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Helios Hospital Berlin-BuchTreatment of Obesity Bariatric surgery for obesity and metabolic disorders Many years of experience in obesity and metabolic surgery Over 2,…
Head physician of the Center for Obesity and Metabolic Therapy
Helios St. Josefshospital UerdingenObesity and metabolic therapy
Senior physician and head of the Obesity Center Siegburg
Helios Hospital SiegburgVisceral surgery MIS hernias bariatric surgery
Schwanebecker Chaussee 50 13125
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Dr.med. Oliver Stumpf, the Chief Physician of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Department at Helios Berlin-Buch, tells about wide-spreading o…
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