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(Fort Myers, Florida – October 4, 2011) – Dr. Moses K. Shieh has opened a new medical practice offering a full spectrum of medical and surgical weight loss options to residents of Southwest Florida. Surgical Healing Arts performs gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for those who have been unable to successfully lose weight though diet and exercise alone. Furthermore, for individuals who currently have a LapBand™ or RealizeBand™, Dr. Shieh and the expert staff at Surgical Healing Arts also have wonderful results in re-starting your weight loss process or continuing the ongoing management of your weight loss.

Dr. Moses and his team are committed to assisting patients in finding the best surgical option for their specific weight loss goals. Their program provides extensive pre- and post-operative education. To provide patients with the best opportunity for successful ongoing weight management, Surgical Healing Arts also offers follow-up support.

“Some people simply cannot lose weight without surgical intervention,” Dr. Moses said. “We frequently see patients who have tried every diet and exercise plan imaginable with little long-term success. Our job is to assist these patients in achieving their short-term weight loss goals through surgery, and then to help them maintain their new weight though healthy diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes.”

Dr. Shieh is experienced in several major weight loss surgical procedures, enabling patients to choose the best option for their needs. He is also trained in cosmetic surgery and offers post-massive weight loss body contouring.

Dr. Shieh received his medical education at Des Moines University in Iowa and completed his residency at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center ( an affiliate of Michigan State University). He is fellowship trained in both laparoscopic bariatric surgery and cosmetic surgery. He is a board certified general surgeon and board eligible in cosmetic surgery. His expertise has been featured in numerous consumer media and academic publications.

Surgical Healing Arts specializes in medical and surgical weight loss, body contouring surgery after weight loss, advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery, and general surgery. Surgical Healing Arts is located at: 5238 Mason Corbin Court Suite 102, Fort Myers, FL 33907. The practice may be contacted by telephone at:(239) 344.9786 and via fax at: (239) 344.9215.

(Fort Myers, Florida – October 19, 2011) - Amy Phipps, MS, RN, ARNP has joined Surgical Healing Arts, a new medical practice offering a full spectrum of medical and surgical weight loss options to residents of Southwest Florida.

Ms. Phipps is a Nurse Practitioner who specializes in bariatrics and has worked with obese adolesecents and adults. Prior to joining Surgical Healing Arts, Ms. Phipps was the Nurse Practitioner at the New Hope Adolescent Weight Management Project,  and   adolescent bariatric program at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. She has been involved on a national level in the field of adolescent obesity and has spoken about the problem at multiple  interdisciplinary conferences.

Ms. Phipps shares a firsthand  awareness of the issue of obesity with her patients. She is sympathetic to their plight as she has undergone bariatric surgery herself and knows how the process can be a transformational experience. She is active in Lee County Public Schools, partnering to create awareness of adolescent obesity, its  health effects and management strategies for teens.

Ms. Phipps graduated from the University of Colorado School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She received her Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner from Rush  University School of Nursing (Chicago).

About Surgical Healing Arts

Surgical  Healing Arts specializes in medical and surgical weight loss, body contouring surgery after weight loss, advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery, and general surgery. Surgical Healing Arts is located at: 5238 Mason Corbin Court Suite 102, Fort Myers, FL, 33907. The practice may be contacted by telephone at: (239) 344.9786 and via fax at: (239) 344.9215.