Weight-Loss Surgery and Joint Replacement : Healthy Joints, Healthy You

Excess weight and obesity can have a negative impact on your joint health.  

Dr. Peter LePort discusses the correlation between joint health and weight, and your options if you are in need of a joint replacement and weight-loss surgery.
Weight-Loss Surgery and Joint Replacement : Healthy Joints, Healthy You
Featured Speaker:
Peter C. LePort, MD
Dr. LePort is a general surgeon in private practice in Orange County , California. He received his M.D. degree and surgical training in Brooklyn, New York, at Downstate Medical College, where he was an Assistant Professor of Surgery for two years prior to moving to California. He is a member of the Faculty of the American College of surgeons, the Orange County Surgical Society and the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons.