Is excess weight affecting your health or your daily life? Ministry Medical Group Bariatric Surgery Program may help you reach a healthier weight. For the surgery to work, you must be willing to change your diet and daily lifestyle. If you are considering obesity surgery or bariatric surgery, it is important to learn everything you can about the procedure.
Dr. Calvin Selwyn has performed over 600 bariatric procedures. Ministry Medical Group Bariatric Surgery utilizes a comprehensive team approach consisting of a bariatric nurse, bariatric dietician, physical (PT Weston Location) and occupational therapist and psychologist. At Saint Michael's Hospital the anesthesiology, recovery room and nursing staff are all experienced in caring for bariatric patients. Our program provides lifelong follow-up, lifelong nutritional support and monthly support group meetings that are both educational and interactive. Our goal is to improve your health, vitality, fitness and functionality---FOR LIFE. To learn more about our comprehensive bariatric program, click here.
Calvin A. Selwyn, Jr., M.D.
Located at Saint Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point and now at Saint Clare's Hospital in Weston, Dr. Selwyn of Ministry Medical Group brings minimally invasive surgery for obesity, and minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery to the Stevens Point community.
- Graduate of the Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery at the University of Cincinnati Surgical Department. He has trained extensively in minimally invasive surgery and open procedures for morbid obesity, as well as upper and lower endoscopy. He was also an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Endoscopy and Laparoscopy prior to coming to Saint Michael's Hospital.
- Dr. Selwyn received his M.D. degree from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at Marshfield Clinic/Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
- Dr. Selwyn is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (winning their Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon Award in 2003), the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, and a candidate member of the American College of Surgeons.
Ministry Health Care in collaboration with Marshfield Clinic, are dedicated in providing you a comprehensive bariatric program at the following locations:
If you would like to learn about other Ministry Health Care bariatric programs and physicians, please click here. |