Healthy You Band Center’s Dr. Karin Blumofe Expands Availability of Laparoscopic Surgery in Florida

Karin Blumofe, MD, a physician with Minimally Invasive Surgical Associates of South Florida who practices at Healthy You Band Center, has partnered with Allergan to bring a lap-band procedure to Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., according to a Sun Sentinel report.

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Dr. Blumofe, who is also a member of Delray Medical Center’s staff, said she is working closely with Allergan representatives to add a lap-band program to the hospital. She also started a lap-band surgery program in 2008 at a hospital in Beloit, Wis.

Dr. Blumofe’s practice specializes in laparoscopic and general surgery, according to the report.

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