{"id":5272,"date":"2013-05-08T10:42:22","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T14:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=5272"},"modified":"2013-05-09T17:23:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T21:23:03","slug":"governor-chooses-lap-band-but-is-it-right-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2013\/05\/governor-chooses-lap-band-but-is-it-right-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Chooses Lap Band, But Is It Right for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2013\/05\/governor-chooses-lap-band-but-is-it-right-for-you\/patel-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5278\" title=\"patel\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/files\/2013\/05\/patel1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a>Cooper\u2019s Director o<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/departments-programs\/cooper-center-metabolic-and-bariatric-surgery\">f Bariatric and Metabolic Surger<\/a>y, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/physicians\/rohit-patel-md\">Rohit Patel, MD<\/a> was interviewed about Governor Chris Christie&#8217;s lap band surgery. There are several options for patients to chose from when it comes to bariatric surgery and Dr. Patel suggests talking extensively with your doctor about the various options to find the best procedure for you. If you are thinking about weight loss surgery, call <strong>856.342.2384<\/strong> for an appointment to meet with a specialist today or attend a <a title=\"free weight loss surgery seminar\" href=\"http:\/\/events.cooperhealth.org\/event\/weight-loss\/weight-loss-surgery-informational-seminars\">free seminar <\/a>to find out more.<\/p>\n<p>To read the article, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/health\/20130508_Christie_s_stomach_procedure_has_fans__skeptics.html\">philly.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper\u2019s Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Rohit Patel, MD was interviewed about Governor Chris Christies lap band surgery. There are several options for patients to chose from when it comes to bariatric surgery and Dr. Patel suggests talking extensively with your doctor about the various options to find the best procedure for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[5265,4472,5263,5264],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-mmanibo","4":"has-excerpt","5":"post-5272","7":"format-standard","8":"category-in-the-news","9":"post_tag-bariatric-and-metabolic-surgery","10":"post_tag-bariatric-surgery","11":"post_tag-governor-chris-christies","12":"post_tag-lap-band-surgery"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Governor Chooses Lap Band, But Is It Right for You? - Inside Cooper<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2013\/05\/governor-chooses-lap-band-but-is-it-right-for-you\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Governor Chooses Lap Band, But Is It Right for You? - Inside Cooper\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cooper\u2019s Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Rohit Patel, MD was interviewed about Governor Chris Christies lap band surgery. 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