Managing your weight is one of the most important steps you can take for a healthier life. More than one-third of Americans are obese. Obesity leads to life-threatening conditions like heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and certain types of cancer.

Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss takes a uniquely holistic approach to medical and surgical weight loss. One that offers patients thorough care not just from physicians and surgeons, but also from a team of professionals looking out for your nutritional, physical and emotional well-being. All to help you gain the energy, self-confidence and control you need to manage your health and live the life you deserve. 



A MBSAQIP Accredited - Comprehensive Center 

St. Vincent's Medical Center is an approved Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program through the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The program accredits inpatient and outpatient bariatric surgery centers in North America that have undergone an independent, voluntary, and rigorous peer evaluation in accordance with nationally recognized bariatric surgical standards. Bariatric surgery accreditation not only promotes uniform standard benchmarks, but also supports continuous quality improvement.


St. Vincent’s Medical Center has been named as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery by the Women’s Choice Award®, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare. The award signifies that St. Vincent’s Medical Center is in the top of the 4,542 U.S. hospitals reviewed.

The methodology for the bariatric surgery award is unique in that it combines national accreditations, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey results and hospital outcome scores with primary research about women’s healthcare preferences.

It is the only award recognizing excellence in bariatric surgery based on robust criteria that consider patient satisfaction and clinical excellence.

Meet our Surgical Weight Loss Specialists:

Name Specialties Location
Chiu, Sherard, MD Chiu, Sherard, MD 800.633.8446
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Fairfield
Friedman, Danielle, MD, FACS Friedman, Danielle, MD, FACS
4.9 /5
74 surveys
203.926.8835
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • General Surgery
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  • Bridgeport
  • Wilton
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Fridman, Abraham, DO Fridman, Abraham, DO 203.926.1897
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Shelton
Sekhar, Nikhilesh Royapet, MD Sekhar, Nikhilesh Royapet, MD 800.633.8446
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Fairfield
Dugan, Nicholas, MD Dugan, Nicholas, MD
4.9 /5
142 surveys
203.926.8835
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • General Surgery
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  • Shelton
  • Bridgeport
  • Fairfield
  • Milford
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Meet our Medical Weight Loss Specialists:

Name Specialties Location
Syed, Maryam, DO Syed, Maryam, DO
5.0 /5
236 surveys
203.221.3830
  • Family Medicine
  • Westport
Janani, Khushbu, DO Janani, Khushbu, DO 203.838.4000
  • Internal Medicine
  • Wilton
  • Darien
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Chandler, Shelly, APRN, DNP Chandler, Shelly, APRN, DNP
4.9 /5
171 surveys
475.210.4320
  • Endocrinology
  • Bridgeport
Giacomini, Rosario, DO Giacomini, Rosario, DO
4.7 /5
46 surveys
203.221.3830
  • Family Medicine
  • Westport
Pearson, Kimberly, APRN Pearson, Kimberly, APRN
4.8 /5
61 surveys
203.459.5100
  • Internal Medicine
  • Trumbull
Mahabir, Rabindranath, MD Mahabir, Rabindranath, MD
4.8 /5
312 surveys
203.888.9940
  • Internal Medicine
  • Oxford
Dugan, Nicholas, MD Dugan, Nicholas, MD
4.9 /5
142 surveys
203.926.8835
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • General Surgery
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  • Shelton
  • Bridgeport
  • Fairfield
  • Milford
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