The Weight Management Center at University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview performs weight loss (bariatric) surgery.  This treatment option is for children who have not had long term success with other methods of weight loss and are suffering from significant complications as a result of being significantly overweight.

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview is a national leader in performing surgical weight management procedures on pediatric and adolescent patients. We are a PreferredOne Center of Excellence and an American Society for Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.  In addition, we are a desinated Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota National Center for Bariatric Surgery and a HealthPartners Preferred Provider.

Our surgeons work together with the medical weight management team to assure long term successful weight loss goals are met.  Our multi-disciplinary team is uniquely qualified to care for and help these patients succeed.