Charla represents one of the Patient Coordinators on the Bariatric team. Charla was born in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated from Grayson College with an Associate Of Applied Science Nursing Degree. She is a member of the Council fro Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation. Charla assists in ensuring the patient feels welcome to the practice and continues to return in order to receive top quality health care.She initializes, reviews and maintains patient information appropriately in accordance with Practice Policies and Procedures. Charla also is able to empathize with weight loss patients, as she recently has undergone the Lap Band® System procedure herself. Alleviating two co-morbidity medications within 3 months post surgery. “ I love helping people take the 1st step into a healthier life with weight loss surgery.”