Lehigh Valley Hospital: When It Matters Most


Getting Started

Come to one of our Free Information Sessions to help you decide if this is the time for weight loss surgery. You’ll hear about our program and surgeries directly from our surgeons. There’s time for questions and answers, face to face. You can also come to a support group meeting and meet others who have been through the surgery and are working toward their weight goals. Call 1-877-LVH-NEWU



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The New You Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital is convenient to Route 78 and the NE extension of the PA Turnpike (476) in Eastern PA.
Surgery Can Help You Lose Weight
Surgery Can Help You Lose Weight

If you’re struggling with obesity and its complications after trying several diets, weight loss surgery may be right for you. We want to help you succeed in reaching a healthy weight, and surgery is just one step in the process.

Lehigh Valley Hospital’s Weight Management Center surgeons have been performing weight loss surgery in the region longer than any other surgeons and offering minimally invasive surgery since 2000. Our comprehensive surgery program includes medically supervised pre- and post operative education and support.

Our highly experienced, board-certified surgeons have completed more than 1,160 weight loss operations in that time, dramatically changing the lives of persons who had suffered from obesity and the medical conditions it often causes. Our team of experts gives you the surgical option to lose weight and keep it off.

Our services don’t end when you have had surgery and achieved your desired, healthy weight. Our long-term weight maintenance, relapse-prevention programs and peer-support groups help you deal with the underlying cause of your obesity and ongoing struggles with it, so you stay at a healthy weight.

If you are ready to embark on a safe and healthy path to weight loss through surgery, we’re here to help. We invite you to attend a free introductory session to learn more about how you can begin the road to the New You. To register, or learn more about the Weight Management Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital, please call 1-887-LVH-NEWU (1-887-584-6398) or click here to "Request an Call".

Services of the Weight Management Center

  • Metabolism testing
  • Body composition measurement
  • Fitness testing
  • Individualized exercise programs
  • Individual and/or group behavior sessions
  • Nutritional planning
  • Long-term weight management and relapse prevention programs
  • Medical supervision by a bariatrician, a licensed physician who has received special training in developing weight loss program and prescribes medications to help with the weight loss, if needed.
  • Laparoscopic (minimally invasive) weight loss surgery and stomach banding
  • Monthly free information sessions.

Getting Started

Come to one of our free Information Sessions to help you decide if this is the time for weight loss surgery. You’ll hear about our program and surgeries directly from our surgeons. There’s time for questions and answers, face to face. You can also come to a support group meeting and meet others who have been through the surgery and are working toward their weight goals.


Lap Bands-A Minimally Invasive Way to Treat Obesity
Lehigh Valley Hospital will soon offer Lap Band surgery for treating obesity. The Lap Band is an adjustable system that limits food consumption in severely obese patients. More >>

Are You a Candidate for Weight Loss Surgery?
Calculating your body mass index (BMI) can help you determine whether your weight may pose a risk to your health and if you qualify for weight loss surgery. More >>

What is a Bariatrician?
A physician specially educated in weight management who can help you with obesity and related health risks. More >>

What Obesity Does to Your Health
It’s a slippery slope from “pleasantly plump” to obese. And while a few extra pounds may not be dangerous, once weight gain becomes a pattern, minor issues can grow into major health risks. More >>

Are You Interested in a Program of Medical Weight Loss?
More >>

Request a Call
Fill out our form and one of our nurses will call you to complete scheduling 8:30 to 4:30 Monday - Friday More >>

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My Story
Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Cheryl Change Her Life
“My eating was out of control,” says Cheryl Jordan of Zionsville, and I was huge.” At age 45, Cheryl weighed 260 pounds. She had been yo-yo dieting since her teen years.

Richard Boorse, MD and Peter Rovito, MD
Drs. Boorse and Rovito perform laparoscopic weight loss surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital.



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