{"id":2172,"date":"2023-01-04T17:55:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beaconhealthsystem.org\/medical-professionals\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=2172"},"modified":"2024-01-02T11:06:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:06:53","slug":"update-on-bariatric-surgery","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.beaconhealthsystem.org\/medical-professionals\/event\/update-on-bariatric-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Bariatric Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Update on Bariatric Surgery<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Presented by: Bradley Gordan, DO – General Surgery, Beacon Health System<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Bradley C. Gordan knew from an early age that he wanted to become a physician. \u201cI always liked to take things apart, fix them and put them back together,\u201d he explains. \u201cSurgery is very much like that.\u201d His passion for medicine was solidified when he worked as a brain injury and spinal cord injury rehabilitation tech after graduating college. \u201cWorking with those patients was not only a very rewarding experience, but I also saw how their physicians integrated a team approach \u2014 from therapists, to nurses, to the techs \u2014 to help them through some of the most devastating injuries humans can endure.\u201d<\/p>\n

He chose to practice at Beacon because of his shared passion for providing excellent care to South Bend and surrounding areas. After completing a Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at URMC Highland Hospital, he is looking forward to the opportunity to develop a bariatric program and hopefully bring a Bariatric Center of Excellence to the area. \u201cObesity and its associated chronic health conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and high cholesterol, have become an epidemic in this country. Bariatric surgery provides patients the ability to have most of these diseases improve, if not completely resolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Gordan strongly believes in the team approach as critical to enabling the best care possible for his patients and their families. \u201cWhether you are a general surgery patient or a bariatric patient, you will have a team guiding you through your care and recovery,\u201d Dr. Gordan says, \u201cwe\u2019re here to help you through the whole process, from myself, to nurses, therapists and care coordinators.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also understands the importance of compassion and humility. \u201cCommunication is so critical,\u201d he says. \u201cI know from experience: surgery is scary. I want to make my patients as comfortable as possible about their procedure. I spend a great deal of time explaining a patient\u2019s diagnosis and what needs to be done to fix their problem, including hand-drawn pictures for them. I always say pictures are worth a thousand words.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Gordan wants his patients to know that he will always provide the same care for them that he would want for himself and his own family. \u201cI hope they understand that I\u2019m no different from them. I\u2019m human, I have a family and a child. I\u2019m here to help them \u2014 to improve their condition and their quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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