What Makes Our Center Different
When you choose Emerson for weight loss surgery, you have an entire team of experts to help you reach and often exceed, your health and lifestyle goals – for life.
Expert Team
- Our surgeons have performed more procedures (nearly 10,000) than most bariatric surgeons and have among the highest patient safety ratings.
- Many of our patients say that their experience at the Center saved their life.
- Our entire team, including the anesthesiologist and surgical staff who are with you in the operating room, and the nurses who care for you while you recover at Emerson Hospital after surgery, are specially trained and experienced with patients who have bariatric surgery.
- We have experienced plastic surgeons at Emerson who provide expert skin removal and body contouring procedures for patients when they meet their desired goal weight, to help them look and feel their best.
Patient Experience
- At Emerson, we do not require patients to lose a specific amount of weight before surgery
- Our staff gets to know each patient. We work closely with you to guide you to success, and are with you to celebrate milestones, including non-scale-victories (link to NSV video here).
- There is an overriding compassion among our staff that encourages you along your journey to good health and helps you overcome bumps along the way. Staff take time to get to know you.
- Every staff member is fully committed to our patients – staff only work at the Center, they do not work with patients in other areas of our health system. This results in more experienced, efficient, effective patient care.
- Our office and equipment are designed for your comfort and privacy. The office is located on the first floor, with free parking nearby, and no stairs. Furniture and equipment throughout our Center, including in exam rooms, is designed for your comfort and ease.
Personalized Care
- Our surgeons do not use a one-size-fits-all approach to obesity care. They present appropriate and safe options based on your individual medical history and goals. Using a shared-decision making approach with each patient, our surgeons respect you and your goals. In addition, they are dedicated to working with you to develop strategies for your long-term success.
- We do not turn patients away. We work closely with you to understand your unique history and develop plans for success. We use a personalized approach with each patient and do not require you to lose a certain amount of weight.
- Our surgeons are available on-call, 24/7.
Considering Weight Loss Surgery?
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Our Location
Emerson Health Center for Weight Loss
54 Baker Avenue Extension
Suite 101
Concord, MA 01742
Our Providers
Laura Doyon
MD, FACS, FASMBS
Bariatric Surgery (Surgical Weight Loss), Gastrointestinal Surgery
Accepting new patients