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ABOUT USLocation: Convenient
Office: Modern, State of the Art
Staff: Friendly, Caring, Nonjudgmental |
| Our Office:
We opened the offices providing weight loss services in 1996 and 1997. The Washington D.C. area and the people here have been very good to us. Since we opened our offices, we have continued to grow and prosper. We have provided nutritional information and guidance for diet, health, and sports needs to many different people. Our patients have come from greatly varied and sometimes from extraordinary backgrounds. We have cared for distinguished individuals in the Military, Business Community, Healthcare Community, as well as those in the Government and Political Arena. They have come from Capitol Hill, and some have come from all over the world. Some are very public and seen on TV or quoted in the newspapers, others are very private. Some are even from the Secret Service, CIA and the FBI. And then there are others--well we don't even know exactly who they are or what they do. But, one thing that is true for all of the people we have seen--is that: good nutrition--not skipping meals, not overeating, decreasing fat intake and getting enough protein in the diet, is essential for emotional well being as well as for energy, vigor, zeal in everyday matters, longevity, and ultimately happiness at work, at play, and at home.
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Office Hours:
M-W-F 9 AM to noon
Tu and Th 9:30 AM to noon
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT INSURANCE: We do not take insurance but we will
give you the receipts and codes so you can file with your insurance company. You will need to check with your own insurance company to find out specifically what is covered and what is not. Thank You
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| DR. LUCERO: I graduated from Medical School at the University of Colorado in 1980. Following Medical School, I trained for my internship and residency in Family Practice and Pediatrics from 1980 to 1984. I then provided medical care primarily to adolescents and adults after the completion of residency training.
I had been providing a limited amount of weight loss services as part of my general medical practice for several year. We opened up the offices that eventually became "Center for Health and Weight Loss" in the Washington D.C. area. I am a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians and follow their medical guidelines in caring for all of my patients that I see for weight loss. I regularly attend seminars that teach doctors the newest techniques and theories for obesity and weight loss. I have done research in the use of different types of nutrition and effects on appetite and weight loss, as well as research in the use of medications for weight loss. I have also done limited consulting for a major Pharmaceutical Company in the use of one of their medications for the treatment of obesity. My patients consider me kind, friendly, compassionate, easy to talk to, non-judgmental, and very knowledgeable about medical care for obesity and weight loss.
I don't believe everyone has to or can use exercise to lose weight. For myself however, it is very helpful. Besides providing thousands of patients medical care for weight loss, nutritional guidance for healthy living, and nutritional guidance for sports enthusiasts, I have remained very physically active and a sports enthusiast myself. I have been a student of the martial arts since 1997 and I earned a Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do, (Korean Style Karate) in 1999. I still go to various Martial Arts classes and study Martial Arts on a regular basis several hours per week studying. In 2005, I recieved another Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do by ATA (American Tae Kwon Do Association). I also do weight training once or twice a week, and do some running. Of course, with a busy medical practice, all of this is made possible only by a very dedicated, talented, and wonderful office staff.
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| Dr. Lucero, with Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do 1999 |
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