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Dr. Smith's Get Thin Program began in 1986 as one location in South Atlanta under the direction of Dr. Walter Smith, DO. Dr. Smith saw the need for a medically sound weight loss program when his family practice patients kept asking for help losing weight. As a result in 1986 he decided to leave family practice and specialize in bariatrics, the practice of medical weight loss.
Dr. Smith's Get Thin Program grew tremendously the first years. Patients from all over the south, not just Atlanta or Georgia, came to Dr. Smith. North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, and Tenneesee residents heard about our program and they drove hours to see us; which is a testament to the success of our Program. Over the years Dr. Smith realized how computer automation could be integrated into our program to better serve our patients. So, we developed a proprietary software for our program and moved everything we did to computers. This automated our process and allowed us to stop using paper all together. It allowed our patients to experience quick, reliable, and error-free medical visits. In late 2001, Dr. Smith acquired Ashford Medical Center. Dr. Smith's Get Thin Program grew to 4 locations around Metro Atlanta. Today, we have offices in Riverdale, Kennesaw, Gwinnett, and Sandy Springs making the program convenient to patients. Each week a new weight loss product is introduced to the public. 99.9% of them don't help people lose weight. Part of our job is to find the ones that do help. Only after we have tested a new product and proven that it helps our patients, will we offer it. Hence, we only carry a few products. The products that we carry help our patients lose weight. If they didn't, then our good reputation for quality and effectiveness would not exist. Rest assured that we test lots of new products. Rarely do we find one good enough to be added to our product line. |