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December 2007
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UT surgeons help raise $30,000

The 225 “Walk From Obesity” participants included Susan Richardson and Andrea Allio, right, who lost nearly 200 pounds following bypass surgery and have kept it off.

The 225 “Walk From Obesity” participants included Susan Richardson and Andrea Allio, right, who lost nearly 200 pounds following bypass surgery and have kept it off.

Weight-loss surgeons Sherman Yu, M.D., Terry K. Scarborough, M.D., and Erik B. Wilson, M.D., of The University of Texas Bariatric Surgery Center and Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center hosted the Sept. 29 Houston “Walk From Obesity” at Bear Creek Pioneers Park. The walk raised about $30,000 for research, education, prevention and the treatment of this life-threatening disease.


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