Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Bariatric Surgery Program in Rochester Pediatric Endocrinology Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • All Locations Kumar, Seema M.D. Minnesota Lynch, Brian A. M.D. Minnesota By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment Jan. 08, 2025 Print Living with childhood obesity? Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a patient community. Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss Discussions Have you had low blood pressure on Zepbound? Advice? 21 Replies Mon, Sep 28, 2026 chevron-right Getting coverage for GLP-1 agonist medication 17 Replies Mon, Sep 28, 2026 chevron-right Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss: Meet others & Share 280 Replies Fri, Sep 25, 2026 chevron-right See more discussions Related Mayo Clinic Children's Center Pediatric Weight Management Clinic Mayo Clinic Minute: Out of shape kids and diabetes Mayo Clinic Minute: Weight loss surgery for kids Associated Procedures Bariatric surgery Cholesterol test Childhood obesitySymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departments Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20209455 Diseases & Conditions Childhood obesity