Sanford Fargo to host Doc Talk on weight loss options
Jan. 15, 2026
Contact:
Nathan Aamodt
Sanford Health Media Relations
(701) 200-6080/nathan.aamodt@sanfordhealth.org
FARGO, N.D. – Sanford Health Fargo is hosting a Doc Talk discussion to educate the public about various weight loss options.
The event is on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. inside the Fargo Parks Sports Center at the Sanford Sports Complex, 6100 38th St. S., Fargo. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.
Weight loss can help transform your health and be the first step toward a better quality of life. Sanford Health weight loss professionals will give an overview of nonsurgical and surgical weight loss options to give eventgoers the details needed to choose a personalized weight loss plan that fits their lifestyle. Social hour begins at 4:30 p.m. and the discussion starts at 5 p.m. Panel members will include:
• Sugong Chen, MD, bariatric surgeon
• Brad Kohoutek, MD, weight management
• Ellen Vogels, DO, bariatric surgeon
• Kathryn Erickson, APRN, weight management
Sanford Health is dedicated to providing the communities it serves with relevant and up-to-date health information. Doc Talk is a free educational series where Sanford physicians present and answer your questions on a wide variety of topics.
To register for the event, visit https://www.sanfordhealth.org/classes-and-events/doc-talk-fargo.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 57 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
