Community informational bariatric surgery meetings will be held on the second Thursday of the month from 6 PM to 7 PM. The meetings will be held on the second floor in the West Pavilion -Conference Center Board Room. .

"UAB's bariatric surgery program", said Ronald. H. Clements, M.D., "has been designated a Level 1A Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American College of Surgeons."

The designation means that UAB Hospital provides a full-service, comprehensive weight-loss surgery program and that it has a proven record of providing the highest-quality care for the most challenging and complex bariatric patients, with optimal opportunity for safe and effective outcomes.

For more information on the UAB bariatric surgery program or to attend one of these meetings, call 205-975-0471 or access its website, http://www.uab.edu/obesitysurgery. The ACS bariatric surgery network website address is http://www.facs.org/cqi/bscn/index.html.