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Division of General Internal Medicine

Your Program Experience

Patient Visits

Initial Visit 

All patients have an evaluation by one of our specialty physicians at the Healthful Eating, Activity & Weight Program who performs a comprehensive evaluation that typically lasts about 60 minutes. We will review options of scientifically proven methods to help you make lifestyle changes and lose weight. Before this visit, you will need to complete several questionnaires that you can access two ways – through My Chart or downloaded from this website. We will also ask that you bring the results of any laboratory tests that you may have had in the past 6 months.

About 7 days prior to your appointment, you will receive a My Chart notification to “e-check in.” You can complete the required questionnaires during this process. Please complete the e-check in process and all questionnaires the day before your appointment.

Alternatively, you can access the questionnaire online (you must be on a computer to download, complete, and save the form).

Our staff will ensure that follow-up appointments with the physician or for our other services are made before you leave.

IMPORTANT! New Patient Appointment Demand

Given the extremely high demand for our program, we ask that you let us know promptly if you can not make your new patient appointment by canceling your appointment in MyChart or by calling us at 410-616-7420. This allows us to fill that slot with a patient on the wait list. If you are able to make your appointment, please echeck-in on MyChart and respond to the appointment confirm text or phone call you may receive. This helps our team to know you are planning to attend your appointment. Thank you!

Group Visits

After the first evaluation, we may recommend that you to participate in our group visits. You can register for a group with our staff before you leave or by messaging through the MyChart portal.

Follow-up Visits

All patients will have follow-up visits with one of our specialty physicians. We use a team-based approach to allow you to meet with a physician that is available at a time that works best with your schedule. We may also recommend that you have an evaluation with one of the other experts at the Healthful Eating, Activity and Weight Program such as hepatology, or bariatric surgery, if needed, or other testing such as body composition or resting metabolic rate.

Insurance Coverage

Many services at the Healthful Eating, Activity and Weight Program may be covered by your health insurance. We usually bill your insurance for physician visits and group visits. We encourage all patients to check their benefits coverage prior to their first appointment.

Location

The Healthful Eating Activity & Weight Program has two locations – both conveniently located:

Green Spring Station
10753 Falls Road, Suite 305
Lutherville, MD 21093
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Columbia (Knoll North)
5450 Knoll North Drive, Suite 390
Columbia, MD 21045
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Getting There

Both clinics are accessible by car, and both locations have abundant free parking next to the building.

At our Green Spring Station location, a free patient/visitor shuttle is available from the Levi Watkins, Jr, MD, Outpatient Center in downtown Baltimore to the Green Spring Station facility. View the schedule for the patient/visitor shuttle.