Over the past 19 years, Ed Hendricks, M.D. has earned a reputation as a trusted, compassionate, successful bariatric weight loss doctor serving the Sacramento, Folsom, and Roseville areas. His personal experiences with battling excess, unhealthy weight allows him to understand and better treat patients who wish to do the same. Learn more about Dr. Hendricks or schedule a time to meet with him by contacting The Center for Weight Management today.
Born in Texas, Ed Hendricks, M.D. attended public schools. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), becoming an Eagle Scout and receiving the Silver Award as an Explorer. Throughout high school he spent his summers in the mountains of New Mexico working at Philmont Scout Ranch, the national camp of the Boy Scouts of America.
After high school, Ed Hendricks, M.D. received a scholarship to Rice University in Houston where he graduated with honors in Biology. During the summer breaks from college at Rice, he worked for the BSA as a wilderness canoe guide in the Quetico-Superior Wilderness, a two-million-acre international wilderness area astride the U.S.-Canadian border in northern Minnesota and Ontario.
Columbia University’s medical school, the College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) in New York, offered Dr. Hendricks a scholarship. He accepted and moved to New York City. His scholarship didn't pay for room and board, so he worked all four years at P&S as an evening librarian at a hospital in the medical center and as a laboratory technician.
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After graduating from medical school, Dr. Hendricks went to Dallas for a year, where he interned in medicine at Parkland Hospital, the teaching hospital of the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School. After UT, he completed a four year residency in pathology at the University of Minnesota as a National Institutes of Health Fellow. For one year of his fellowship, Dr. Hendricks returned to Parkland as a resident in internal medicine.
Following completion of his postgraduate training, Ed Hendricks, M.D. served for three years in the U.S. Air Force as pathologist at USAF Hospital Elmendorf in Anchorage, Alaska. During his tenure with the U.S. Air Force, he became board certified in pathology. Upon discharge from the military, Dr. Hendricks returned to Houston, where he became an associate pathologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Three years later, he was recruited by Fresno Community Hospital, where he served as Chief Pathologist and Laboratory Director for fourteen years before moving to Sacramento.
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While in Fresno, Dr. Ed Hendricks was active in state and national pathology societies. Elected to the board of directors of the California Society of Pathologists, he served a term as president. In 1988, Dr. Hendricks moved to Sacramento and was associate pathologist at Mercy San Juan Hospital for a year before he decided to change the direction of his career. He decided to leave pathology behind to become a bariatric doctor. Since 1989, he has provided bariatric weight loss services to Sacramento, Folsom, and Roseville-area patients at The Center for Weight Management.
Ed Hendricks, M.D. is an active member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) and of the Obesity Society. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Bariatric Medicine (ABBM) and served as an examining board member for eight years. He currently is co-chairman of the ABBM Recertification Committee and helps each year in preparing the examination for recertification of medical bariatric specialists.
Dr. Hendricks is recognized by the ASBP as especially competent in bariatric medicine. (See http://www.asbp.org/physicians/index.php?state=CA).
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Once overweight himself, Ed Hendricks, M.D. now maintains a healthy weight by eating a natural balance of protein, carbohydrates, and fat in the style he teaches his patients. He also stays physically fit with daily exercise. Dr. Hendricks has established himself as the leading bariatric weight loss doctor in the Folsom, Sacramento, and Roseville areas by conveying a genuine understanding of the desires and struggles overweight and obese patients experience. Contact The Center for Weight Management today and schedule a time to speak with Dr. Hendricks about your weight loss goals
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To speak with an experienced bariatric weight loss doctor in the Folsom and Sacramento area, contact Ed Hendricks, M.D. and schedule a free, private consultation.
2310 Professional Dr., St. 200
Roseville, California 95661
Phone:916.773.1191
Fax: 916.773.0498
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2621 Capitol Ave.
Sacramento, California 95816
Phone: 916.551.1999
Fax: 916.551.1998
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