Healthy Weight Center

Partners in achieving a healthy lifestyle through weight-loss doctors and a comprehensive program.

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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.

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

Anthony Capobianco, PA-C

Anthony Capobianco, PA-C

PACT Gastroenterology Center

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Renuka Umashanker, M.D.

Renuka Umashanker, M.D.

PACT Gastroenterology Center

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PACT Healthy Weight Center in Your Neighborhood

Guilford, CT

PACT Gastroenterology Center – Guilford

1591 Boston Post Road
Suite 206
Guilford, CT 06437

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Hamden, CT

PACT Gastroenterology Center – Hamden

2200 Whitney Avenue
Suite 360
Hamden, CT 06518

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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