REGISTER NOW!! OH REGIONAL EVENT-HUDSON, WI

http://obesityhelpevents.com/june2006-hudson.htm Time to register for this event!! The link is listed above - One of the speakers of this Event will be Dr. Guilford Hartley - and to share with you one of his articles: As medical director of the Hennepin Bariatric Center, Guilford Hartley, M.D., relies on no-nonsense talk to help obese patients step out of their oversized shadows. http://www.mmaonline.net/publications/MNMed2005/September/face-to-face-Hartley.html "The 55-year-old Hartley is no swashbuckling character, however. He is deliberate and more interested in poring over data than being the focus of attention. As he speaks to this group, he incorporates a heavy dose of the latest research on weight loss. I try to emphasize . . . that obesity is dangerous and people die from the complications of obesity, and that surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity. And although it is not perfectly safe, it is safer to have surgery than no effective treatment, he says." Guilford Hartley, M.D., AT A GLANCE ------------------------------ Present positions Medical director of the Hennepin Bariatric Center; clinical assistant professor of medicine, University of Minnesota. Education M.D University of Minnesota Medical School, 1979 Residency, internal medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 1979-1983 Family Wife, Kathy; son, Sam, 21; and daughter, Eliza, 15 Hobbies Reading history, literary novels, and Harry Potter What his peers say Guilford Hartleys colleagues say hes kind of like a good banker, detailed, organized, and trustworthy. In Hartleys case, those qualities make patients (quite a few of whom have been physicians over the years) feel comfortable trusting him with their health. Above all, colleagues say Hartley is the consummate workhorse primary care doctor who uses his mind, his curiosity, and his belief in science to treat his patients. Hes a physicians physician, says Donald Jacobs, M.D., CEO of Hennepin Faculty Associates. Jacobs specializes in gastric bypass surgery and is a former Hartley patient. HCMC CEO Jeff Spartz describes him as a Sherlock Holmes?? of internal medicine. Like Holmes, not all of Hartley?? conclusions please. The only advice he ever gave me that I didnt like was to lose weight,?? Spartz says. **************************** Click on the link above and come meet and greet others that are considering this surgery - have had it - and have some FUN!! This Event is scheduled for JUNE 4th, 2006 (SUNDAY)....from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. SPONSORED BY: WESTERN WISCONSIN BARIATRIC SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP