Doctors Weight Loss Center of Cary is a physician-directed weight management system based on medical scientific principles that target the root causes of obesity and weight gain to achieve and sustain a healthy weight in the long-term. Medical weight loss is designed to help any individual with his or her specific weight loss goals, whether to lose 100 pounds or those last stubborn ten pounds. Everyone is different when it comes to weight loss, but medical weight loss can be used to treat everyone.
Dr. Schmidt is a board certified Family Practice physician who specializes in bariatric medicine. She received bariatric training through the Center for Medical Weight Loss, a network of physicians established in 2002 to bring trained medical expertise to the field of weight loss. She recognizes the medical origin of obesity and is dedicated to working exclusively with people suffering from overweight and obesity. She recognizes the health benefits of weight loss, including a decrease in dependence on medicines used to treat many chronic diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease.
Each individualized program is supported with ongoing one-on-one care including nutrition, fitness, behavioral motivation, counseling, and in some cases medicine. Dr. Schmidt uses the latest techniques and medical data available in the field of bariatric medicine, including high quality nutritional products only available to medical doctors. Also available to clients are FDA approved weight loss medications. Dr. Schmidt’s goal is to provide people with weight issues access to compassionate, dedicated professional specialists. Successful clients who have reached their weight loss goals describe their experience as life-changing and in some cases life-saving!