As a part of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)’s ongoing efforts to provide leading-edge care and services throughout the region, robotic bariatric surgery became available to the Dickson City/Scranton community in January.
Individuals are seen at LVPG General and Bariatric Surgery–Scranton (300 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton), and surgeries take place at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Dickson City.
“Obesity is a huge epidemic in just about every community, and bariatric surgery remains one of the best treatments and cures for diseases that affect a lot of people, such as diabetes and hypertension,” says Michael Mahoney, DO, a general surgeon and bariatric surgery specialist who leads the bariatric surgery program at Scranton. Mahoney has performed general and bariatric surgery for more than seven years at LVH–Hazleton and sees patients at the Health & Wellness Center at Hazleton.