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Bariatric Patients Strut the Runway

Stamford Health Hosted Fashion Show at Macy's

Shown here are: Bariatric Surgeon, Phillip Bilderback, MD (second from right), with patients Jennifer Mussenden, Christopher Pretty and Andrea Matero.
Shown here are: Bariatric Surgeon, Phillip Bilderback, MD (second from right), with patients Jennifer Mussenden, Christopher Pretty and Andrea Matero.

On Thursday, November 21st, Stamford Health hosted a fashion show at Macy’s in Stamford Town Center featuring 21 bariatric surgery patients as models. All had undergone weight loss surgery at Stamford Hospital to reduce weight and eliminate diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, sleep apnea and orthopedic problems resulting from excess weight.

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