Overview
Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 accompanied by detrimental excessive fat accumulation, is a global public health issue interconnected with a multitude of adverse health outcomes, significantly impaired quality of life, and reduced life expectancy. Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975 and consequently represents a large economic burden on the healthcare system.
Aman hospital Weight Management Specialty Clinic offers comprehensive healthcare solutions for the treatment of obesity and overweight. Our healthcare professionals work with you to create an inclusive care plan based on your goals, the underlying causes of your weight gain and the factors that have prevented you from losing weight.
Who should consider the Weight Management Specialty Clinic visit?
- People with a body mass index (BMI) over 30, with a history of difficulty losing weight
- People who need to lose weight before undergoing a specific surgery or other procedures
- People experiencing serious health issues that may be improved by weight loss
What do we offer you at the Weight Management Specialty Clinic?
Our multidisciplinary team of surgeons, physicians, anesthesiologist, counselors, dietitians and medical exercise specialists focuses on your long-term weight loss success. We offer a wide range of the latest treatment options, including:
Our consultant and support team of experts provide you with behavioral methods to support long-lasting lifestyle changes, including health eating habits, dietary consultations, pharmacotherapy and life style modifications program. Medication, such as appetite suppressants, can be prescribed to help with weight loss. Our highly skilled dietitians will guide you in achieving your optimal weight goals and restoring nutritional status through healthy lifestyle choices and devised meal plans.
Our medical exercise specialist will customize a fitness program that will improve your strength and help you reduce fat and body weight to reach the optimal goal.
The goal of bariatric surgery is to help patients achieve significant and sustainable weight loss and resolve or improve obesity-related medical problems. There are multiple surgical procedures that are available and the decision to proceed with the surgery is taken after thorough evaluation and discussion with the patient. See more here.
We offer the latest noninvasive technology for the treatment of obesity and overweight such as Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, insertion of gastric balloon and Intra-gastric Botox injection. See more here.
Bariatric embolization is a new promising minimally invasive procedure that can reduce the sensation of hunger for treating patients with morbid obesity. It targets ghrelin, the hunger hormone, and patients will become less hungry.
The procedure is done under local anesthesia where a tiny catheter is navigated into the arteries feeding the fundus of the stomach from a pinhole in the groin. Small gelatin particles are injected into these small arteries to decrease blood flow to the fundus where ghrelin is produced.
The procedure can be done with one-night hospital admission and patients can go home the next day with very little discomfort. This innovative therapy involves new technologies, such as 3D navigation, microcatheters, and state of the art x-ray imaging devices.
Patients have shown promising weight loss in the first month after the procedure and an average excess weight loss of roughly 10 percent at 3 months.
Endocrinology and Metabolic weight management is a non-surgical weight management program dedicated to improving medical conditions related to obesity, such as type 2 diabetes and helping people attain and preserve weight loss success. We identify the challenges associated with being obese and recognize the consequences and how obesity distresses the body. Our goal is to customize medical care, improve health outcomes and medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, liver disease, pre-surgical weight loss and many other medical conditions related to obesity.
On-Demand virtual visits with our Weight Management Clinic specialists are available now via Aman Hospital Telehealth program. Ask your doctor if virtual visits are right for you. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call +974 4400 4400.
Our team at the Weight Management Clinic
- General Surgery: Dr Bassem Safadi, specialized in Bariatric surgery
- Gastroenterology: Dr. Ali Khalil, specialized in Bariatric and Advanced Endoscopy
- Radiology: Dr. Ali Haydar, specialized in Interventional Radiology
- Cardiology: Dr. Hussein Ismaeel, specialized to treat cardiac complications of hypertension, including heart attacks and ischemic heart disease
- Endocrinology: Dr. Dana Sleiman
- Ms. Sirine Abou Al Hassan, RD, Msc- Specialized Clinical Dietitian
FAQs
You will also need to have the following information with you when you check in:
- Qatar ID / valid passport
- Insurance card
- Laboratory studies (in case available)
For insurance and price inquiries, please contact our call center at +974 4400 4400 between 8 am to 10 pm.
The Weight Mangement Specialty Clinic in Aman Hospital is located at the following address: Ground Floor, Outpatient 2.
We recommend you allow enough time to park to ensure you arrive on time. Please plan to arrive 30 minutes prior to your appointment time. Our valet parking is here to assist you, take your car and park it safely in our underground parking.
Always feel free to bring someone with you to your appointments. A family member or friend can help ask questions, remember the information your care team gives you, and provide support.
Please call our call center at +974 4400 4400. They are available from Saturday to Thursday from 8 am to 10 pm to help you reschedule or cancel your appointment.
Our Support Services
- Specialized physical therapist who helps you to improve your joint pain and muscles strength, informs you on the proper ergonomic postures to prevent back pain, and customizes a targeted program that fits your health status. For any inquiry, please contact +974 4400 4400.
- Dietary services will guide you and your family regarding healthier food choices in case of dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity and hyperuricemia. For any inquiry, please contact +974 4400 4400.
- Pharmaceutical services will guide you regarding your medications and/or biologic treatments: administration mode, timing, side effects, management in case of infection and address any question that may arise. For any inquiry, please contact +974 4400 4400.
- Nursing services for patient education who will provide you with all the information about your disease and treatment and answer your questions. For any inquiry, please contact +974 4400 4400.
- Healthcare practitioner who will coordinate all your appointments and make sure to schedule the appointments at your convenience. For any inquiry, please contact +974 4400 4400.
- Financial team who is here to secure your insurance approvals on time and assist you with any financial inquiries. For any inquiry, please contact +974 4400 4400.
