Registered Dieticians
Weight loss from bariatric surgery can involve both restricting food intake and the mal-absorption of food. The body not only takes in fewer calories, there is a decrease in nutrients – proteins, vitamins and minerals – absorbed by the body. Nutrition counseling will help patients learn how to maximize nutrients while adapting to the new digestive system, and offer them ideas and encouragement to create healthy meals.
New Jersey Bariatric Center Nutritionists includes:
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Karen Kelly, R.D. (Union and Hoboken, NJ)
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Jen Duda, R.D. (Union and Secaucus, NJ)
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Gale Reed, R. D. (Overlook Hospital)
Surgeons
Dr. Ajay Goyal
Dr. Ajay Goyal is the Director of Bariatric Surgery and Associate Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. With more than 1,000 successful laparoscopic lap band, gastric bypass, and general surgery procedures completed, Dr. Goyal is a leader in the field of laparoscopic bariatric and general surgery.
Dr. Glenn Forrester
Dr. Glenn Forrester is the newest member of the New Jersey
Bariatric Center team.
A graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island with
a bachelor’s degree in biology, Dr. Forrester earned his medical
degree from St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies.
Afterward, he completed a six-year surgical residency at the
combined program of Our Lady of Mercy and Lincoln Medical
Centers in the Bronx, NY. Following graduation from his
residency, Dr. Forrester gained further clinical experience in
Laparoscopic Bariatric and General Surgery fellowship at St.
Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, NY.