Obesity is about more than extra pounds. It's a complex medical problem that requires a serious treatment plan.
The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Weight Management Center is among a handful of weight loss clinics nationwide to offer comprehensive medical weight loss and surgical weight loss programs in one location.
Facilities in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point allow you to make the most informed decision when choosing a weight loss option and you'll have peace of mind knowing our team provides:
- Comprehensive, medically guided care: We partner with you, and your other providers, to deliver complete, coordinated care grounded in medical expertise.
- Flexible, multi-disciplinary programs: Each plan is personalized to fit your health needs, lifestyle, and goals. Our approach includes nutrition, exercise, and behavioral strategies to make changes practical and sustainable.
- Integration of medication: If our assessments show that medicine could be a helpful tool, we’ll explain your options and support you in choosing what feels right for you.
- Convenient virtual care: Stay connected anywhere with secure video or phone visits. Use our app for personalized tools, helpful resources, and long-term support. Remote monitoring lets us track your progress and adjust your plan in real time.
Surgical Weight Loss Program
We’re recognized among the nation’s highest-quality providers, known for delivering superior, affordable care. Our national designations include:
- Blue Distinction Center+ Bariatric Surgery
- Optum Bariatric Center of Excellence
- Aetna Institutes of Quality for Bariatric Surgery
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Comprehensive Center with Obesity Medicine Qualifications (accredited by the American College of Surgeons)
Our surgeons are some of the most highly regarded in the field of bariatric surgery and perform the following procedures:
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Duodenal Switch
- Single Anastomosis Duodeo-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Bariatric Surgery Revision
Medical Weight Loss Program
If you prefer a non-surgical option, we also offer our By Design Medical Weight Management program. This program helps you make key lifestyle changes that lead to not only weight loss, but also improved overall health and quality of life.
To meet the needs of busy schedules and those who live farther from our clinics, we offer convenient virtual services that combine video visits, remote patient monitoring, and online classes, making it easier to stay engaged and on track.
Why Choose the Weight Management Center?
If you need to lose weight, you know there is no easy, one-size-fits-all approach to successful weight loss. That's because everyone struggles with weight for different reasons.
At the Weight Management Center, we start with people, not pre-written diet and exercise plans. Whether you choose weight loss surgery or our medical weight management program, our expert team of bariatric surgeons and weight loss specialists tailors your care to your needs, with customized nutrition plans, exercise development and counseling.
Your weight management team is available for lifelong support.
We Put Patients First
The Weight Management Center offers full-service weight loss clinics that prioritize your experience and convenience. Getting the help and support you need should not add to your struggle. We make it easy. Our weight loss clinics offer:
- An on-site Nutrition Shop as well as an online store
- Registered dietitians, exercise physiologists, psychologists, and counselors on-staff who specialize in working with weight loss clients
- An on-site gym with the latest strength and cardio equipment that is available by appointment only, for a more personalized, private workout experience
Compassionate and Specialized Doctors and Staff
Every member of our team has experience and special training in the clinical management of obesity. From our bariatric surgeons and nurses to our weight loss specialists, dietitians, exercise physiologists and therapists, every staff member plays an important role in creating personalized treatment plans and delivering compassionate care.
