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Staff Spotlight: Roxann Sexton
Name: Roxann Sexton Role: Accounts Payable & Credentialing Joined NWWC: Feb 2020 Personal Life: I grew up in Florida as part of a large family and I was the middle child, and it was the best! My husband and I moved here to WA to help care for his family,...
Staff Spotlight: Jeanette Brown
Name: Jeanette Brown Role: Patient Care Coordinator Joined NWWC: August 2019 Personal Life: Jeanette was born in California, but grew up in Washington State. She married her husband, Johnny, in 1997, they love going on road trips, and together they have 3...
Easy Breezy Cheesy Eggs
By: NWWC Registered Dietician Team (Pictures, recipe and article courtesy of Lee Funke from fitfoodieFINDS.com - December 2020) Whether you are still working from home or started to go back into the office, we all need and want a great quick breakfast option. Well,...
Fitting in Fitness
By: Amanda Davis Being a parent is honestly one of the hardest jobs I have ever done. Throw in a full-time job and life gets crazy busy and very hectic. My two kids are my whole world and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without those two...
Staff Spotlight: Brandi Davis
Name: Brandi Davis Role: ASC PACU RN Joined NWWC: February 2021 Personal Life: I grew up in Southern Virginia, and I moved to Washington in January 2020. The majority of my family still lives in there. I am lucky to be a dog-mom to my sweet dachshund Charlie! I...
All You Need is a Chair
It's true all you need is a chair with no wheels and 3 minutes to get this workout in!
Dr. Montgomery’s Retirement
In January 2020, Dr. Kevin Montgomery retired after 30 years in medicine! Dr. Montgomery founded Northwest Weight Loss Surgery (now Northwest Weight & Wellness Center) with his surgeon partner, Dr. Brad Watkins, over 15 years ago. They initially started the...
Exploring a Mediterranean Diet
by Julia Bleecker, MS, RD, CSOWM, CDAre you familiar with the Mediterranean Diet? While it’s not actually a diet, you can consider it a style of eating used by people that live near the Mediterranean Sea. Research suggests that a Mediterranean eating pattern can lead...
JoAnn’s Bariatric Success
JoAnn had a sleeve gastrectomy at NWWC in October 2017. What is the best part about this journey? How great I feel about myself! My blood pressure is down. I feel ten years younger. My sleep apnea is better. I am off acid reflux medicine. I can walk up and down stairs...
A Bariatric-Friendly Thanksgiving
by Laura Andromalos, MS, RD, CSOWM, CDEThanksgiving is arguably the biggest food holiday in this country. People are encouraged to eat to the point of needing to sleep. How do you enjoy the holiday after surgery when your relationship with food has changed? First of...
Staff Spotlight: Whitney Wright
Name: Whitney Wright Role: Administrative Special Projects Coordinator Joined NWWC: February 2016 Personal Life: Whitney is a Seattle native. She grew up as a middle child with three sisters. All of her sisters are local so she gets to spend a lot of time with them as...
Ken’s Bariatric Success
Ken had a sleeve gastrectomy at NWWC in July 2018. What is the best part about this journey? The best part of this journey was the reward for following through with all the advice. When I came in in February 2018 and spoke to Dr. Chock, she told me, “You’re going to...
