About the Weight Center

Obesity is a complex, chronic, treatable disease. For many patients, a multidisciplinary treatment approach consisting of surgery, medical and lifestyle interventions helps achieve a healthier, happier life.

The Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center is a fully integrated center that supports the spectrum of needs for people of all ages seeking help with obesity and weight loss. We provide individualized, multidisciplinary consultation and innovative obesity treatment, including state-of-the-art behavioral and pharmacotherapy programs.

We are part of the Digestive Healthcare Center at Mass General, so our patients have access to specialists in obesity medicine, bariatric surgery, psychology, nutrition, endocrinology, gastroenterology and pediatrics in one location.

We believe weight and eating disorders must be treated by compassionate and knowledgeable professionals who take advantage of the latest scientific developments and tailor treatment to each patient's needs. As part of the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, we are on the leading-edge of obesity research and our patients have access to the newest therapies and trials available.

We are committed to the lifelong care of our patients. Whether we first meet our patients as children or adults, our programs encourage close, long-term follow-up to ensure that patients achieve and maintain an improved quality of life.

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Getting Started at the Weight Center

Your care begins with learning more about our services with an Introduction to the Weight Center webinar. This can be watched using this video link, or, join us virtually for a live presentation and Q&A from our weight center nurses and advanced practice providers every three months. Learn more here.

Our programs and team

Beginning your care at the Mass General Weight Center will depend on if you are starting in the medicine or surgery program, or if you are an adult or pediatric patient. Learn more about our programs here:

• Learn about the Weight Center's Lifestyle Programs
• Learn about the Weight Management Surgery Program
• Learn more about the pediatric weight program at Mass General for Children

Our team at the Weight Center includes obesity medicine doctors, metabolic and bariatric (weight loss) surgeons, advanced practice providers including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, registered nurses, registered dietitians, psychologists, and other specialists as needed. Your team might include all or some of these providers.

• Lean more about our team

Contact information

• Weight Center Medicine: 617-726-4400
• Weight Center Surgery: 617-643-4002
• Weight Center locations

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Informing and Empowering Patients

Health and education are cornerstones of our patient care programs. We want patients and primary care physicians to make informed decisions about the patient’s treatment options. We will provide information on many topics related to weight, including:

• Nutrition
• Meal planning
• Behavioral change
• Exercise
• The medical implications of being overweight
• The genetics of weight regulation and obesity
• Current research in weight disorders
• The status of current therapies
• The status of future therapies

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Commitment to Research

The Mass General Weight Center is strongly committed to advancing our understanding of the causes, complications and effective treatment of weight disorders. We have an active and diverse clinical research program, and we strongly encourage our patients to participate and become our partners in this important research effort. Learn more about Weight Center research in the Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Institute.