Interview of the Month

An Interview with Dr S B Gupta on "Obesity Management"

Dr S. B. Gupta is the President, Association of Physicians of India (API) and Chairman Scientific Committee, Diamond APICON -2005.

Dr Gupta, after completing MD from BHU, Varanasi, has been serving Indian Railways since 1979 is presently the Head of Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Central Railway Headquarters Hospital, Mumbai.

Dr Gupta is a recipient of several meritorious awards and holds many responsible positions in several Medical associations. Some of them being, President, American College of Chest Physicians (West India), Hon. Secretary, Indian Society of Electrocardiology, Chairman, Scientific Committee, APICON-2002, held at Chennai January 2002. He is also Editor, Medicine Update 2005 (Volume 15) and Editor, Medicine Update 2002 (Volume 12).

Dr S B Gupta brings you the answers to the questions on "Obesity Management":

Q1. In your clinical practice what is the incidence of obese patients approaching you for the treatment of obesity?

Q2. Do they come for the treatment of obesity or do you treat them for obesity when they come with associated co-morbid conditions?

Q3. Which are the parameters on which you generally assess these patients?

Q4. What are the modalities / any specific protocols you follow for the treatment of these patients?

Q5. Obesity is a silent killer" how do your patients perceive this?

Q6. What according to you is the role of sibutramine in the treatment of obesity?

Q7. How long do you ask a patient to take sibutramine?

Q8. Do you set a realistic goal for these patients?

Q9. What is the success rate seen by you?

Q10. Can you give any specific examples?

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