Healthy Weight Center
Partners in achieving a healthy lifestyle through weight-loss doctors and a comprehensive program.
ABOUT US
Healthy Weight Center of Connecticut
Supporting your personal health-improvement journey is the top priority of our professional medical team, led by Dr. Renuka Umashanker, a board-certified gastroenterologist. Working together, we’ll customize a weight-loss program to fit your specific medical needs, which may include a combination of bioelectrical body analysis, medical therapies, nutritional guidance, physical activity, and goal identification to assist with the journey to improve your health.
- Accepting New Patients
- Behavioral and lifestyle coaching for long-term weight maintenance
- Supervised low-calorie diet to kickstart weight loss
- Supervised use of FDA-approved weight loss medications
- Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery referrals
- Healthy weight loss video resources
WHAT WE DO
Weight Loss Services
Our team of providers and weight loss doctors at the Healthy Weight Center of Connecticut offers professional supervision and support as you take the next step towards a healthier you and follow your comprehensive weight loss program. We believe in a multidisciplinary approach to help you safely reach your healthy weight and sustain it far after you reach your goal. Our services include: Behavioral and lifestyle coaching to facilitate long-term weight maintenance; Supervised short-term low-calorie diet to jump-start your weight loss; Supervised use of FDA-approved medication management for weight loss; and Evaluation for referral for Bariatric Surgery in the appropriate patient.
Our Healthy Weight Center Providers
PACT Healthy Weight Center in Your Neighborhood
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the services offered at PACT Healthy Weight Center?
At the PACT Healthy Weight Center, we offer professional supervision and support through a comprehensive weight loss program. Our multidisciplinary services include behavioral and lifestyle coaching for long-term weight maintenance, supervised low-calorie diets to jumpstart weight loss, FDA-approved weight loss medication management, evaluations for Bariatric Surgery referrals, and access to healthy weight loss video resources.
How do you make an appointment with PACT Healthy Weight Center?
We offer online appointment requests for new patients. We ask that new or existing patients request an appointment through the MyChartPLUS app or the website. Patients may also call the office to make an appointment. For a listing of our offices, please click here.
Are there TeleHealth appointments available?
To better serve our existing patients, we have extended our services to offer TeleHealth appointments. Virtual, TeleHealth appointments are done from the comfort and safety of your own home using your personal device’s camera/video function. Availability is dependent on your insurance plan.
Schedule an in-person or virtual TeleHealth appointment by calling your doctor’s office today.
Are you currently accepting new patients?
As one of the largest independent physician groups in Connecticut, it is our goal to make primary care highly accessible to our community. We have primary care doctors near you who accept new patients, some with same-day appointments available.
What insurance do you accept?
Please check with your provider’s office to confirm coverage under any plan.
- Aetna
- Anthem BCBS
- CHN PPO
- Cigna
- ConnectiCare
- Coventry
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Medicaid**
- Medicare
- MultiPlan
- Railroad Medicare
- Three Rivers Provider Network***
- TRICARE / Health Net
- UnitedHealthcare / Oxford
- WellCare
- U.S. Department of Labor
***not accepted by PACT Primary Care Hamden office.
What our patients are saying
I saw Diane Graham as my first primary doctor after aging out of my pediatrician’s office. She was wonderful and gave me awesome recommendations for little issues that I had that other doctors never bothered to give me! Finally, I am not anxious about doctor visits!
- Natalia B., Google Review
Dr. Lena Wu Rivas is by far the best Medical provider I have seen in my 61 years. She is always friendly, thoughtful, and puts our concerns first. I can not speak more highly of her. The staff is always helpful and my experience with other medical professionals in this office has always been above my level of standards.
—HealthGrades
I have been a patient of Dr. Lazarides for 10 years. He is professional, knowledgeable, caring and has a good sense of humor. Dr. Lazarides takes the time to listen to any of my complaints and works with me for the best solution for me, for my budget, and for my health. The staff at the office are fantastic and friendly. I would not hesitate to recommend Dr Lazarides.
—HealthGrades
For the first time in 30+ years I feel like I have found a doctor who actually listened to my concerns. She went line by line through my medical history and my family history. Dr Eris is kind and straight forward. She was very thorough in every aspect of my exam and ran lots of bloodwork to cover all concerns I had. Her team is just as wonderful as she is. From scheduling to follow up and referrals; Dr Eris’ team made the whole process very smooth.
—HealthGrades
Dr. Trainor is an excellent practitioner. She is highly skilled and compassionate professional who consistently goes above and beyond. Her deep expertise, combined with her warm and approachable demeanor, makes her a standout in her field. Thank you!!
HealthGrades
I went for my routine physical 5 years ago with Dr. Christa Wittmann. She did not like my GI discomfort and immediately sent me for imaging. She found stage one ovarian cancer (very rare to catch it this early) I went onto successfully fighting this most aggressive form of cancer (serious) She took that time to listen to me and how I felt – I did not suspect anything – she did!
—HealthGrades
