Crystal Springs Surgical Associates, A Medical Group, Inc., Announces the Opening of its New East Bay Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Office in Walnut Creek, CA.

Crystal Springs Surgical has expanded its weight loss surgery offices to Walnut Creek, California. Weight loss surgeon John Feng MD now offers expert bariatric surgery service to Walnut Creek and surrounding San Francisco East Bay obesity surgery candidates. Crystal Springs Surgical and its founder John Feng, MD offers highly trained expertise in Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery.

Walnut Creek, CA (PRWEB) April 19, 2007 -- Crystal Springs Surgical Associates, A Medical Group, Inc. was established in November 2006 after its founder John Feng, MD spent four years with Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco. Dr. John Feng, the founder of Crystal Springs Surgical Associates, prides himself on being compassionate and dedicated to his patient weight loss program. Crystal Springs Surgical Associates has opened an additional Northern California location in Walnut Creek CA. This new weight loss surgery office location expands on locations in San Francisco, San Mateo and Lodi. CSSA offers the most comprehensive weight loss program with a solid long-term follow up program.

Dr. Feng has been appointed Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery Services at Sequoia Hospital. Sequoia Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital providing innovative and exceptional healthcare to Bay Area residents. Due to its outstanding quality performance, Sequoia, ranked among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide, is a recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (TM), based on a study issued by HealthGrades, the nation's leading healthcare ratings company. Offering a full range of medical, surgical and specialty programs, Sequoia also ranks in the top percentile of hospitals nationwide for patient satisfaction.

This new Walnut Creek office holds weight loss surgery seminars at Sequoia Hospital. "By combining the award winning clinical excellence at Sequoia Hospital and our dedication to patients, this new weight loss surgery office brings the highest level of bariatric surgical care to the East Bay," said John Feng, MD, founder of Crystal Springs Surgical.

Crystal Springs Surgical's weight loss surgery options include Gastric Bypass, LAP-BAND®, Vertical Gastrectomy, Duodenal Switch and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Dr. Feng's specialty interests include Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity and a variety of Advanced Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgeries for the treatment of many diseases (acid reflux, hiatal hernia, achalasia, tumors, ulcers, feeding tubes, gastroparesis, bleeding, adhesions, colon, solid organ, gallbladder disorders).

Dr. John Feng completed a specialty training fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, with specific focus on Bariatric Surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City under the direction of Michel Gagner, MD and Barry Salky, MD.

"We make sure our patients are educated and understand the extensive qualification process and life long commitment to the lifestyle changes after weight loss surgery," said John Feng, MD. CSSA provides a comprehensive program that surrounds the surgery and provides the highest level of pre and post surgical care.

For more information on Crystal Springs Surgical Associates, A Medical Group, Inc. visit our web site at www.gastricbypasssanfrancisco.com (http://www.gastricbypasssanfrancisco.com)

Contact Information:

John Feng, MD, FACS

650-685-2959

http://www.crystalsurgical.com

http://www.gastricbypasssanfrancisco.com

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