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Bariatric surgery effective, but 'not magic'

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published February 5, 2014 at 6:00 AM CST
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Bariatric, or weight-loss, surgery is now available in Hunt County via the Northeast Texas Bariatric Centerin Greenville.  They are affiliated with the Hunt Memorial Hospital District, with facilities at the Hunt Regional Medical Center on Joe Ramsey Boulevard.  Dr. Joshua Trussell and Dr. Joshua Hamilton discuss the advantages of bariatric surgery on the Blacklands Cafe.

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John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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