Meet Our Staff

	Helen Johnson, RN - Program Nurse Coordinator Helen brings the unique experience of having been a bariatric patient herself. Her responsibilities include patient education and guidance through the preoperative, surgical and postoperative phases of the bariatric program. She’s also responsible for conducting support groups, informational classes as well as providing support.
	Myra Rudy - Bariatric Care Specialist Myra's focus is the psychological support of our post-op patients. She is uniquely suited for this role because her educational focus was psychology and she has direct experience as a bariatric patient herself. She assists with the facilitation of our support groups.

Brian Strieff, Aaron Peters, and Megan Palsa - Physician Assistants Brian, Aaron and Megan are intimately involved in preoperative evaluation, operative assistance, and postoperative care of our patients.
DeAngela Banks and Jamie Gregg – Medical Office Assistants DeAngela’s responsibilities include communication with referring physicians and patients, scheduling office appointments, pre and post op appointments and surgeries. She is our insurance expert and works to get all of our insurance approvals.
Dietary Educator Our dietitian consults with patients before and after surgery. She instructs patients on lifetime changes in diet and exercise necessary to be successful in the program. We have pre-operative and post-operative nutritional counseling available to all of our patients.
Consultants Pulmonologists, cardiologists, psychiatrists, and behavioral health specialists work with us to provide important input as needed.