
Understanding Weight Management: The Role of Doctors, Surgeries, and Nutrition
A panel of weight management experts discusses obesity and lifestyle changes people can make to reach and maintain a healthy weight.


















For over 112 years, we’ve been providing world-class care for a borough that’s unlike anywhere else in the world. If you’re from Brooklyn, chances are you know someone who we’ve helped. Our doctors, nurses, and staff are your neighbors. And with a brand new ER in Bay Ridge and ratings that rank us #1 in surgical care in all of New York, we’re not going anywhere.
Maimonides is a world-class care center serving Brooklyn and beyond. Here, you’ll find clinical excellence, a patient-centered approach, and a culture of innovation that makes a difference in our community.
Formerly New York Community Hospital, Maimonides Midwood is an acute care hospital located in the Midwood and Madison Park section of Brooklyn that provides the highest level of care for patients in the communities we serve.
Maimonides Health and Downstate Health (the clinical enterprise of Downstate Health Sciences University, Downstate University Hospital (UHD), and University Physicians of Brooklyn (UPB) today announced the launch of a hematology-oncology partnership that will leverage the strengths of both organizations to expand access to cancer care in Central Brooklyn.
Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital offers patients in Southeast Brooklyn and beyond with innovative services including:

A panel of weight management experts discusses obesity and lifestyle changes people can make to reach and maintain a healthy weight.

Amy Huelle, a board-certified advanced diabetes management specialist and certified diabetes care and education specialist, explains what pre-diabetes is and how it’s diagnosed and treated.

Dr. Odai Sinokrot, a pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist, shares some steps you can take to quit smoking.