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MEDICAL PROFILES
Angelina Cain, MD Tallahassee Memorial Bariatric Center
What are your areas of specialty? Bariatric medicine and family medicine What services do you provide? Medical assessment, treatment and follow-up care for weight-related conditions Who are your patients? Anyone whose weight is affecting their health — whether someone wants to lose 20 pounds or much more, the Bariatric Center has the resources to develop a custom plan to meet their needs. Based on individual needs and personal preference, a patient’s weight loss plan may include a combination of behavioral, nutrition and exercise therapy techniques, as well as surgical options. How do you measure success? Our success is measured in the number of patients whose lives are improved by weight loss — whether they experience improved exercise tolerance, decreased medications, decreased fatigue or even improved mood. How did you get into this profession? After three years in private practice as a family physician, I saw Tallahassee’s need for an obesity specialist. After meeting the American Board of Obesity Medicine requirements, I approached TMH and we created the Tallahassee Memorial Bariatric Center one year ago. What is the “secret” of your success? I genuinely care and want to help — that is what motivates me to dig deeper, find answers to difficult questions and ask my patients the hard questions relating to obesity. Describe any new technologies your practice offers. We use bioelectrical impedance scales to help determine body composition and a Medgem calorimeter to test metabolic rate.
Contact
“At the Tallahassee Memorial Bariatric Center, we are committed to treating obesity through a team approach that is customized to meet each patient’s needs.”
Tallahassee Memorial Bariatric Center 1981 Capital Circle N.E. Tallahassee, FL 32308 P 850.431.4709
tallahasseeMagazine.com July–August 2012
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