Dr Jagannath Kulkarni is one of the best Bariatric surgeon in Panaji Goa and is currently attached to Manipal Hospital Goa.
Manipal Hospitals Goa
Dr Jagannath Kulkarni is one of the top Bariatric Surgeons in Panaji, Goa and has more than 20 years of experience in this field.
He completed MBBS from RGUHS and MS - General Surgery from University of Gauhati. He did Fellowship of National Board (FNB) in Minimal Access Surgery from Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore and FIAGES from Medical College, Kolkata.
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Bariatric surgery is a surgical procedure performed to cause weight loss by restricting the amount of food the stomach can accommodate. It is carried out with an aim to cause malabsorption of nutrients and gastric restriction. A bariatric doctor is a physician who performs bariatric procedures and helps his or her patients to cope with obesity.
Bariatric surgeons treat patients whose body mass index is 30 or higher. Bariatric doctors often treat obese patients with diet, nutrition, behavioral therapy, exercise, appropriate medications, surgery or any combination of these methods.
Bariatric surgery is performed to treat obesity, but it can also treat several other diseases such as: