The Johns Hopkins Endoscopic Weight Loss program offers a range of noninvasive procedures to help you lose weight without surgery. Whether you have short-term or long-term weight loss goals, our team of gastroenterologists will work with you to find your healthy weight, achieve it and maintain it though health and lifestyle adjustments.
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Procedures We Offer
Our program specializes in endoscopic weight loss procedures – treatments performed with a flexible tube called endoscope that can access stomach through the mouth. Learn more about each procedure.
Weight loss procedures:
Revision to address weight gain in people who had bariatric surgery:
Revisions to address complications of bariatric surgery such as:
- Staple line leaks
- Fistulas and ulcers
- Strictures or stenosis
- Dumping syndrome
Our Team
Kristen Koller, C.R.N.P.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Primary Location: Sibley Memorial Hospital
Your First Appointment
When you visit us for your first appointment, please bring:
- A journal of your food and exercise habits that you have been keeping for at least a week before your appointment
- A list of all the medications, herbs and supplements you are taking (don’t forget to also record the doses).
- A copy of your most recent blood work report
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Endobariatric Weight Loss Options
Endobariatric procedures offer minimally invasive approaches to endoscopically address weight loss, and include endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and the intragastric balloon. They can also help treat weight regain following gastric bypass or laparoscopic sleeve. Our multidisciplinary team includes bariatric endoscopists and surgeons, board certified obesity medicine specialists, dieticians, and experienced nurse practitioners. Learn about these novel techniques, our multidisciplinary approach to obesity management, financing options and emerging procedures that will be available soon.
Case Presentation: Endobariatric Procedure Halts Progressive Fatty Liver Disease
Johns Hopkins bariatric endoscopist Geri Keane discusses the case of a patient who presented with advanced liver disease, stage 3 fibrosis and hepatic steatosis. Keane performed an endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) to help the patient achieve and maintain weight loss and improve liver function. At six weeks post-procedure, the patient had lost nearly 10% of her total body weight and her liver function tests were normal for the first time in 15 years. A multidisciplinary obesity team will now follow the patient closely for the first year following ESG, with a goal of achieving 20% total body weight loss and sustained improvement in her liver disease.
Learn More About Conditions Linked with Obesity
If you’re struggling with your weight, you’re not alone. More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and many have medical conditions that affect their weight. When you have excess body fat, it could worsen or contribute to other problems. Learn more about various conditions related to obesity: