Erlanger Metabolic Center
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What is Erlanger Metabolic Center?
Erlanger Metabolic Center is a weight loss program run by Erlanger, a teaching hospital system affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. It is at 975 East 3rd Street in Chattanooga, TN 37403, and the phone number is 423-778-2906. Erlanger says the center holds MBSAQIP accreditation, which covers metabolic and bariatric surgery programs. Google lists the center with a 2.6 rating from 883 reviews.
Think of it as a hospital bariatric surgery program that also runs a non-surgical medical track. Erlanger describes it as physician-led weight loss, with Dr. Chris Sanborn as medical director and the only prescriber named. No credentials are published for him. Patients start with a nutrition evaluation in the clinic and are then referred to a nutrition and weight loss class, which can be taken online or in a group at the clinic. That class must be finished before the bariatric surgery prep class. Support groups meet virtually.
The medical track is for patients who want lifestyle changes and weight loss without surgery. In its own words: "Options for patients who are interested in lifestyle changes and weight loss, as well as less invasive non-surgical options to help accomplish their goals." The Metabolic Center section does not name any medications. Those details are on a separate Medical Solutions page.
This listing is for its Chattanooga office at 3800 Tennessee Ave #124.
What does it cost?
Erlanger does not publish prices for the Metabolic Center. It does not say whether there is a consultation fee, whether insurance is accepted for this program, or whether a monthly fee would include medication. Erlanger has a general price transparency page and an "Insurance Accepted" link in its footer, but the Metabolic Center section lists neither a price nor a coverage policy. Call 423-778-2906 and ask for the costs in writing before you book.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes and renews the prescription on the medical track, whether that is Dr. Sanborn or another clinician, and what their credentials are. Ask which medications the program uses and whether each one is brand-name or compounded. If a monthly fee applies, ask whether it includes the medication, and what lab work, follow-up visits and classes cost on top of it.
Ask whether the medical track is paid in cash, whether the surgical track bills to insurance, and whether the nutrition evaluation has a charge. Ask whether any visits are offered by telehealth, since Erlanger does not say. Ask how to cancel or pause the program, and ask for the Metabolic Center's own hours, which are not published.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you live within reach of Chattanooga and want a hospital-based program where surgery and medical weight loss sit under one medical director. It is a weaker match if you want a posted monthly price, an app-based plan, or a cash-pay program with no surgical side. Call first to find out which kind of program this one is.
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What we confirmed
Read off Erlanger Metabolic Center’s own website on 2026-10-15. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Physician-led weight loss.” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.