• Services
    • Advanced Primary Stroke Center
    • Back & Spine Center
    • Burn Intensive Care Unit
    • Cabell Huntington Hospital Clinics
    • Cafeteria
    • Center for Lung Health
    • Center for Wound Healing
    • Counseling Services
    • Diabetes Clinic
    • Diagnostic Cardiology
    • Digestive Diseases Center
    • Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Emergency & Trauma
    • Gift Shop
    • Guest Services
    • Home Care Medicine
    • Home Health
    • Hoops Family Children's Hospital
    • Hospitalist Program
    • Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery
    • Intensive Care Unit
    • Joint Replacement
    • Kidney Dialysis
    • Laboratory
    • Mountain teleHEALTH
    • Neuroscience
    • Occupational Medicine
    • Orthopedics
    • Pain Management Center
    • Pastoral Care
    • Pediatric Craniofacial Clinic
    • Perinatal Center
    • Pharmacy
    • Pharmacy Practice Residency
    • Poison Control Center
    • Radiology
    • Rehabilitation Services
    • Sleep Disorders Center
    • Supportive Care Medicine
    • Surgery
    • Surgical Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit
    • Surgical Weight Control
    • Urgent Care
    • Urology
    • Volunteer Services
    • Women's Health
    • Mother & Baby Health
    • Balance Center
  • Stay Connected
    • In the News
    • Calendar of Events
  • About CHH
    • History
    • Awards and Recognition
    • Leadership
    • Corporate Compliance
    • Notice of Privacy Practices
    • Directions
    • Community Health Needs Assessment
    • WVHIN Patient Notice
  • Employment
    • Hospital Ancillary Credentialing and Re-Credentialing
    • New Employee Onboarding
    • Job Shadowing Program
    • Internship Opportunities
    • Non-Employee Orientation
    • Employee E-mail
    • Current employees only: internal request for transfer or promotion
  • Contact Us
    • The Joint Commission
    • Patient Information and Media Procedures
    • Phone Directory
  • For Physicians
    • Patient Transfer Center
    • Patient Scheduling & Referral
    • Traveling to Huntington, WV
    • Recruitment Information
    • Medical Affairs
    • Clinical Information
    • CHH eUnity Viewer
    • Cerner Millennium Access
    • HealthStream Learning Center
  • Provider Directory
  • Patients & Visitors
    • Online Learning
    • Advance Directives - Put it in Writing
    • Amenities & Services
    • Your Rights & Responsibilities
    • Shuttle Service
    • myHealthFile
    • Preparing to Go Home
    • Your Accommodations
    • Your Health & Safety as a Patient
    • Your Hospital Team
    • Visiting Hours
    • Service Animals
  • Customer Service
    • Medical Records
    • Birth Certificates
    • Billing & Financial Information
    • Insurance Plan Participation List
    • Financial Assistance Policy
    • CHH Standard Charges
    • Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
    • Price Transparency Patient Estimator
  • Foundation
  • The Maternity Center
  • Volunteer Services redirect
Cabell Huntington Hospital
  • myHealthFile myHealthFile
  • Bill Pay Online Bill Pay
  • About CHH About CHH
  • Contact Us Contact Us
  • Services
  • Stay Connected
  • Patients & Visitors
  • Customer Service
  • Employment
  • Foundation and Giving
  • Home
  • Services
  • Surgical Weight Control

Surgical Weight Control

At Cabell Huntington Hospital we are dedicated to providing ongoing excellence in patient care by continuously working to improve patient outcomes in bariatric surgery.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 39 percent of U.S. adults 20 years and older are obese and about nine percent are extremely obese. With obesity comes a higher risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, digestive diseases, orthopedic disorders and an increased risk of death from some cancers. Obesity also has a harmful effect on your self-image, relationships, lifestyle and activity level. If you are overweight, losing as little as five percent of your body weight may lower your risk of experiencing these negative health effects, and help you feel better— both physically and emotionally.

Your Surgeons

Surgeon Blaine Nease, MD, FACS

Surgeon Blaine Nease, MD, FACS

After experiencing a close family member's lifelong weight-loss journey, Blaine Nease, MD, FACS, understands that successful weight loss requires, first and foremost— a strong personal commitment. Dr. Nease is the medical director of Cabell Huntington Hospital's Center for Surgical Weight Control and has over 20 years of experience as a bariatric surgeon. He emphasizes that bariatric surgery is not a cure, but simply a tool for his patients to use as they make lifestyle changes that are necessary to support and maintain weight loss. In addition to surgery, his practice incorporates key components for the best possible outcomes, such as continuing education and long-term support.

Surgeon Sumeret Munie, MD

Surgeon Semeret Munie, MD

Semeret Munie, MD, is fellowship-trained to provide comprehensive weight loss surgery to patients with morbid obesity using a minimally invasive approach. Her fellowship training also includes minimally invasive anti-reflux and foregut surgery as well as repair of simple and complex abdominal wall hernias. Dr. Munie has additional fellowship training in surgical critical care managing patients in the intensive care unit. She is currently holding surgical weight control seminars to provide the tools you need to make an informed decision regarding your weight loss journey.

Your Center

The Center for Surgical Weight Control at Cabell Huntington Hospital is designated as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS).

After meeting stringent quality criteria, it has also been designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery®, which helps consumers identify facilities that meet quality-focused criteria at national and local levels. The Center for Surgical Weight Control is also accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), which required independent, voluntary and rigorous peer evaluation in accordance with nationally recognized bariatric surgical standards. The Center regularly reports bariatric surgical outcomes data to the MBSAQIP Database, and benchmarks itself against other bariatric surgery centers to ensure that outcomes are aligned with national standards.

Dr. Nease is committed to providing a full-team approach for weight loss surgery patients. From the day you inquire about our weight loss program to the follow-up after your surgery, the staff will assist you in learning about your surgery and understanding your lifestyle afterward. You will learn the benefits and risks, and the staff will assist you in getting the best start possible and preparing you to adopt and maintain a healthier lifestyle. You are the most important member of the team. To ensure your success, you must be committed to changing old behaviors and completely dedicated to following through for the rest of your life.

Getting Started

The first step in becoming a patient at the Center for Surgical Weight Control is to attend a seminar. All seminars are presented at the Center for Surgical Weight Control by board-certified surgeon and center director Blaine Nease, MD, FACS. He gives a detailed description as well as the associated risks and benefits of each procedure he performs, including gastric bypass, adjustable gastric band, duodenal switch, Orbera intragastric balloon and sleeve gastrectomy. The presentation is followed by a general question-and-answer session and individual questions if time allows. To sign up for a seminar, please call 304.399.4118.

Back to Services
  • Surgical Weight Control
    • Meet Dr. Nease
    • Surgical Weight Control Team
    • Location Contact Information
    • Seminars & Support Groups
    • Orbera Intragastric Balloon
    • Risks & Concerns
    • Becoming a Patient
    • Success Stories
    • Insurance
    • Frequently Asked Questions
Cabell Huntington Hospital logo
St. Mary's Medical Center logo
Hoops Family Children's Hospital logo
Pleasant Valley Hospital logo
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center logo
Huntington's Kitchen logo
HIMG logo
Scott Orthopedic logo
Cabell Huntington Hospital
1340 Hal Greer Blvd
Huntington, WV 25701
304.526.2000

©2023 Cabell Huntington Hospital - By using this website you are in agreement with the terms and conditions.