Kymberly D. Watt, MD
Although not always successful, encouraging obese patients with cirrhosis to lose weight is worth the effort and ultimately may help to improve their quality of life, as well as their metabolic and clinical status.
“We all know how challenging it is for our patients to lose weight,” said Kymberly D. Watt, MD, the medical director of the liver transplant program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. “Nevertheless, the benefits of weight loss in cirrhotic