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  • Orlando Health will leverage Epic to enhance patient care and experience

    Orlando, FL (December 14, 2018) – Orlando Health will streamline health data and care delivery for patients and clinicians through the adoption of Epic, the most widely-used and comprehensive health records (CHR) system.

  • Three Doctors Tell How They Lost the Weight

    If you’re overweight, shedding some pounds may improve your odds for enjoying a healthier, longer life. That’s because losing weight can lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and certain types of cancer.

  • Couple Discover Surprise Benefits of Having Weight-loss Surgeries

    Betsy and Gary Appelsies had an easy cure for a bad day: Load the dogs into the car and head to a nearby ice cream shop. A vanilla cone with rainbow sprinkles for her, a cup of chocolate ice cream with hot fudge and peanut butter cups for him, and they both felt better.

  • Orlando Health Breaks Ground on New Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute

    Orlando, FL (Feb. 26, 2026) – On Thursday, Orlando Health broke ground in downtown Orlando on its new state-of-the-art Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute that will serve patients throughout the southeastern United States. The two-story, 28,000-square-foot medical office building will be the new home of Orlando Health bariatric service lines including weight-loss surgery, endoscopic procedures, obesity medicine, revision and conversion procedures, robotic procedures and surgical body contouring. The Institute will dedicate space to its psychiatry and nutrition programs, including group meeting spaces and a demonstration kitchen. The Institute will also house an advanced training environment known as a Bioskills Lab. 

  • Orlando Health Announces Plans to Build Regional Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery Institute

    Orlando, FL (Feb. 6, 2025) – On Thursday, Orlando Health submitted plans to the City of Orlando to build a state-of-the-art Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute that will serve patients throughout the southeastern United States. The two-story, 28,000-square-foot medical office building will be the new home of Orlando Health bariatric service lines including weight- loss surgery, endoscopic procedures, obesity medicine, revision and conversion procedures, robotic procedures and surgical body contouring. The Institute will dedicate space to its psychiatry and nutrition programs, including group meeting spaces and a demonstration kitchen. The Institute will also house an advanced training environment known as a Bioskills Lab.

  • Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute Expands to Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital

    Orlando, FL (September 24, 2024) – Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital is excited to welcome Hany Takla, MD to the team and expand specialized healthcare services in the West Orange County community. Dr. Takla is a board-certified surgeon at the Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute who will be based in Ocoee.

  • Beating Chronic Pain: Karate Champion’s Journey Through 100-Lb. Weight Loss and Hip Surgery

    On a trip to Iceland, Scotland and England, Robert Vanelli had to pause whenever his group stopped at a point of interest. “Do me a favor, scout that out and tell me if there’s anything worth it up there,” he would ask his friends. For every tempting vista, he had to decide: “Is it really worth the intense pain?”

  • After 116-Pound Weight Loss, Woman’s Medical Issues Disappear

    As an adult, Sonia Rodriguez was always overweight, at about 200 pounds, but she went about life with a full-time bank job, a husband and two school-age daughters. That all changed in 2016, when she entered a five-year plummet as her 22-year marriage ended, both her parents died, and crippling panic attacks led to her retiring early.

  • Going Pink to Support a Cure

    Throughout the year, but especially in the month of October, Women Playing For T.I.M.E. hosts events across Central Florida including: golf tournaments, bridge tournaments, tennis tournaments and more. Visit WomenPlayingForTime.org for more information.

  • After Losing 5 Babies, ‘I Really Wanted To Know What Was Wrong with Me’

    As a young girl growing up in Guyana, Koshal Manieram often dreamed about her future family. In her visions, she had a wonderful husband, and they were loving parents to four children.