Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center Mt. Juliet

About Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center Mt. Juliet

What is Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center?

Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center is part of Vanderbilt Health. It runs a medical weight loss program, a surgical weight loss program and a Weight Loss Center program that lists both medical and surgical clinicians. The medical program lists medication, a diet plan and an exercise plan among its services. The surgical program lists duodenal switch, revisional bariatric surgery, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, SADI-S and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The clinic also offers an in-person support group and a free weight loss surgery treatment guide.

The six clinicians named with it are all listed under bariatric and weight loss surgery: Danielle A. Earls, APRN; Crystal C. Hawkins, APRN; Kimberly D. Keller, FNP; Christopher Menzel, MD; Sahar Takkouche, MBA, MD; and Paige L. Wuerdeman, APRN. No medical weight loss prescriber is named with them, and the medical program does not name a specific drug. In its own words: "Our team will work with you to develop a personalized care plan combining surgery, nutrition, exercise and psychological support."

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices or a consultation fee, and it does not say whether medication is included in any cost. It accepts insurance plans. Ask which plans it takes and what a visit costs if your plan does not cover it. The medical program mentions a reduced membership fee for the Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, a fitness facility, but gives no amount. It does not publish membership terms or a cancellation policy.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether the medical weight loss program is offered at the office you would visit, and which clinician would write any prescription there. Ask whether any fee covers the medication, and whether the drug is brand-name or compounded.

Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, whether any visit can be done by video, and how to cancel. If you are considering surgery, ask which procedure the team recommends for your case and what the surgery and its follow-up cost in total.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you are considering weight loss surgery and want a team that lists the procedures it performs. If you are looking for medication-based care, call first and confirm that a medical weight loss prescriber sees patients at your office before you book.

Sources: vanderbilthealth.com/locations/vanderbilt-weight-loss-center-mt-juliet, vanderbilthealth.com/program/medical-weight-loss

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