Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
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What is Medical & Surgical Weight Loss?
Medical & Surgical Weight Loss is a weight loss program at Hartford Hospital, part of the Hartford HealthCare system in Hartford, Connecticut. It operates inside a hospital, so it is not a standalone clinic. The program lists three services: Medical Weight Loss, Surgical Weight Loss and Medical Weight Management.
The medical side combines counseling with medication. In its own words: "A new program built on nutrition counseling, exercise counseling and pharmacotherapy." The program does not name the weight loss medications it uses. The surgical side lists Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Adjustable Gastric Band, Orbera Intragastric Balloon and Revisional Surgery. It says its surgical program is an MBSAQIP Accredited Center, a bariatric surgery accreditation program.
The medical team is listed as Taslima Shaikh, MD, Arit Esu, MD, Devika Umashanker, MD, Pinky Gaba, APRN, DNP, Peter A. Ford, APRN, and Abigail Klein, APRN. The program has consultation locations in Farmington, Southington, Meriden, Hartford, Avon, Glastonbury, North Haven, Enfield, Manchester and Bloomfield. Most of the medical team lists 833.861.5433. The program does not offer or mention hormone therapy, peptide therapy or longevity medicine.
This listing is for its Hartford office at 80 Seymour St.
What does it cost?
The program does not publish prices. It gives no consultation fee, does not say whether medication is included in any fee, and does not describe membership terms or cancellation. It also does not say whether it accepts insurance for this program.
Hartford Hospital has general Billing & Insurance, Financial Assistance and Price Transparency sections. The weight loss program's own description, however, has no prices, fees or insurance details. Expect to get the numbers directly from the program before you commit to anything.
What should you ask before you book?
Start with who prescribes. Ask which of the six clinicians would write any prescription for you, and who manages your care between visits.
Ask which medication would be used, and whether it is a brand-name drug or a compounded version. The program does not name any medication, so you will need to hear it from them.
Ask whether a monthly fee, if there is one, includes the medication. Ask what the consultation, follow-up visits and lab work cost. None of these figures are published.
If you are considering surgery, ask which procedure is being recommended for you and what it costs before you book. Ask whether telehealth is available, since the program does not say. The program also lists no hours, so call before planning a visit.
Finally, ask how you cancel and whether any fees are refunded if you stop. Get the answers in writing if you can.
Google shows a 2.6 rating from 1014 reviews for the hospital's entry, which is categorized as an emergency room. That rating probably reflects the hospital as a whole rather than this program, so read it with that in mind.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want weight loss care inside a hospital system, with medication-based treatment and surgery both available through one program, and you are willing to get prices in writing before you book. It is not the right fit if you are looking for hormone, peptide or longevity care, since the program does not list any of those.
Sources: hartfordhospital.org/services/surgical-weight-loss, hartfordhospital.org
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What we confirmed
Read off Medical & Surgical Weight Loss’s own website on 2026-10-13. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “A new program built on nutrition counseling, exercise counseling and pharmacotherapy.” source