NICHOLSON CLINIC FOR OBESITY SURGERY AT BAYLOR PLANO RECOGNIZED AS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY (ASMBS)
Dallas, TX-- Jan. 23, 2008 -- The Nicholson Clinic for
Obesity Surgery at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano has been
recognized as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The Nicholson Clinic is led by
Dr. Nick Nicholson who is Board Certified in General Surgery by the
American Board of Surgery and a member of the American College of
Surgeons. The ASMBS was established in 1983 and is the largest society
in the world dedicated exclusively to bariatric surgery.
Dr. Nicholson has been performing weight loss surgery for more than
seven years. At the Nicholson Clinic he leads a hand-picked team which
include a dietician, cardiologist, gastroenterologist, psychiatrist and
psychologist to provide the information and expertise patients need for
long-term success.
To be recognized by the ASMBS as a Center of Excellence a facility must
meet numerous requirements and rigorous criteria. The ASMBS Center of
Excellence designation is only awarded to hospitals or institutions
that perform at least 125 bariatric surgeries per year. Surgeons must
have performed at least 125 bariatric surgeries and perform at least 50
per year. The facility must have a dedicated multi-disciplinary
bariatric team that includes surgeons, nurses, medical consultants,
nutritionists, psychologists and exercise physiologists. In addition,
the facility must report long-term outcomes and submit to an on-site
inspection to verify the information. Currently, 546 surgeons from 310
hospitals and institutions are designated as Centers of Excellence in
the U.S.
"It's quite an honor for the Nicholson Clinic to receive this
designation - it represents the ASMBS and our peers recognize the
superior medical care and successful results the Clinic is providing,"
said Dr. Nick Nicholson of The Nicholson Clinic at Baylor Plano. "It's
also extremely helpful to our patients on the insurance front since
many insurers value these accreditations and recommend and approve only
certified Center of Excellence hospitals to their patients."
Dr. Nicholson became interested in advanced laparoscopic and weight loss surgery procedures during his residency at University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He continues
to pursue his passion in bariatric surgery, expanding his expertise in
multiple advanced procedures in the belief there's no such thing as a
one-size-fits-all approach to weight loss surgery.
A native of Texas, Dr. Nicholson began undergraduate studies at UT
Austin and pursued his MD at University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston before completing his residency at UT Southwestern at
Parkland. He now practices bariatric surgery in Dallas, and is active
in several organizations, including the American Medical Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscope Surgeons and the American Society of Bariatric Surgery. For more information, please visit nicholsonclinic.com.
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) is the
largest society for this specialty in the world. Founded in 1983,
foremost American surgeons have formed the society's leadership and
have established an excellent organization with educational and support
programs for surgeons and allied health professionals Health-Problems-During-Travel 
. The purpose of
the society is to advance the art and science of bariatric surgery by
continued encouragement of its members to: pursue investigations in
both the clinic and the laboratory; interchange ideas, information and
experience pertaining to bariatric surgery; promote guidelines for
ethical patient selection and care; develop educational programs for
physicians, paramedical persons, and lay people and promote outcome
studies and quality assurance.
