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First bariatric surgeries performed at Backus
Mark Tousignant, MD, Medical Director of the Backus Weight Loss Center, performed the first two LAP-BAND® surgeries done at Backus Hospital on Sept. 7. The surgical procedures are part of an overall weight loss program that includes nutritional counseling, support groups and behavioral screenings.
Bye Pounds. Hello, Health: The Backus Weight Loss Center
The Backus Weight Loss Center offers comprehensive care for patients struggling with obesity. In this video, Dr. Mark Tousignant explains the options, including weight loss surgery.
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Backus Weight Loss Center
Backus Outpatient Care Center
111 Salem Turnpike, Norwich
Dr. Tousignant
PrintA member of the medical staff since 2008 and is board certified in General Surgery. He completed his training in general surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. He attended medical school at MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to becoming a surgeon, he was an engineer.
Dr. Tousignant specializes in the treatment of a wide range of general surgery problems with the latest minimally invasive surgery techniques, for the treatment of thyroid disease/cancer, parathyroid disease, hiatal hernia, reflux disease, gallbladder disease, breast surgery, abdominal wall hernia and colorectal disease. He performs the most laparoscopic inginual and ventral hernias in the area. Additionally, Dr. Tousignant is one of only a handful of surgeons in the state of Connecticut that performs scarless surgery for the treatment of gallbladder disease.
Moreover, Dr. Tousignant has developed a Bariatric program at Backus, offering laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedures.