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Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center
Meet our team
A coordinated approach to care
It takes more than just a surgical procedure for a patient to achieve his or her weight-loss goals. The multidisciplinary team at the Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center focuses on you and your individual needs. Our team includes behavioral health experts, surgeons, registered dietitians, fitness professionals and support staff to help you achieve the most successful outcome.
The surgical weight-loss team works closely with patients before, during and after surgery to develop an individualized plan. The team also meets weekly to discuss each patient's status and make sure they are on track to meet their goals.
The staff at the Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center also understands the importance of emotional support and education. We can connect our patients with other patients going through the same experiences.
Beth Taschuk, R.D.
Beth Taschuk, R.D. is the professional nutrition counselor before, during and after weight-loss surgery at the St. Luke Hospitals in Northern Kentucky. Beth is a registered, licensed dietitian since 1996 and an associate of The St. Luke Hospitals since 1997. She completed her undergraduate degree at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio and completed her dietetic internship at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
Her professional experience includes clinical dietetics for long term and acute care facilities; Clinical Nutrition Coordinator for The St. Luke Hospitals and currently one of the clinical dietitians for the Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center at St. Luke West Hospital.
Beth was instrumental in the development phase of the new bariatric program at St. Luke West Hospital. She developed the nutrition component to ensure patients are prepared for weight-loss surgery and the diet and lifestyle changes that accompany it.
Beth manages the nutrition care process for the bariatric program. She enjoys her rewarding career and building lifelong partnerships with her patients.
Beth has a certification in Adult Weight Management. She founded and facilitates the Greater Cincinnati Bariatric Dietitian Network and has been a guest speaker on bariatric nutrition. In addition, Beth is a website author and featured dietitian for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
Professional organizations include membership in The American Dietetic Association (ADA), Clinical Nutrition Managers Practice Group, Weight Management Practice Group and the Bariatric Subgroup, Women’s Health and Reproductive Nutrition Practice Group, Nutrition Education for the Public Practice Group, Diabetes Care and Education Practice Group, and Dietitians in Nutrition Support Practice Group. Beth also serves on the Department of Nutritional Sciences Advisory Board for the University of Cincinnati.
Lindsey House, R.D.
Lindsey House R.D., is a registered dietitian and personal trainer. Lindsey will provide nutrition counseling before, during and after your weight loss surgery. As a dietitian since 2004, Lindsey has worked in acute hospital care and fitness facilities. She completed her undergraduate degree at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and did her dietetic internship at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Professional organizations include membership in The American Dietetic Association (ADA), Greater Cincinnati Dietetic Association (GCDA), and the Weight Management Practice Group. Lindsey has currently become certified as a personal trainer, through American Council on Exercise (ACE), and provides exercise, as well as nutrition goals. Lindsey is excited to work with the bariatric population and is proud to be a part of the Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Team.
Lindsey was born in Columbus, Ohio and currently resides in Cincinnati with her husband. She is practically a neighbor with her friend and co-worker, Beth Taschuk, with whom she currently job shares. Lindsey is excited to work closely with Beth to provide the best nutritional care possible for their patients at the Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center.
Kathy Scott, R.N.
Kathy Scott, Clinical Coordinator for the Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center has been an RN for 18 years. She completed her ADN at Northern Kentucky University and has been working for St. Luke Hospitals for nine years. Her background in nursing is very diverse as she has worked in the hospital setting on a surgical floor, the ER and also in the home care setting. The last three years of her experience has been as the Clinical Coordinator of the inpatient bariatric surgical floor at St. Luke West.
“I am very excited to work with the highly skilled team here at St. Luke not only because of my love for the Bariatric patient, but because I am also a bariatric surgery patient myself—having had gastric bypass surgery in 2005.”
She is married and has three children ages 4, 13, and 15 years old. Her husband also works for St. Luke as a respiratory therapist. She is a life-long resident of the Northern Kentucky area. “I look forward to meeting you and feel privileged to be assisting you in this new chapter of your life.”
Angela Thompson
Angela Thompson is the onsite Practice Manager of the Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center. She strives to ensure that we provide the best possible overall experience for our patients and coordinates the efforts of our dedicated staff toward that goal. Angela is always looking for ways to improve upon the already outstanding processes at the Center. She is also there to assist the patients in any way she can, such as answering their questions and concerns. Angela has more than 19 years experience in our community managing medical practices. She attended Northern Kentucky University in its Bachelor of Accounting program and is a member of the Medical group Management Association.
Angela is from Portsmouth, Ohio, but has been a member of the Northern Kentucky community for more than 20 years. She currently resides in Independence with her husband Paul and son Austin. She enjoys camping and boating; experimenting with healthy new recipes for her family; and making time to exercise and stay fit, which is very important to her for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Contact us
For more information about the Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center at The St. Luke Hospitals, please call 859-212-GOAL or email Kathy Scott at kathy.scott@healthhall.com. For information about The St. Luke Hospitals Weight Treatment Services, please call 859-212-4625.
Know someone who wants to lose weight?
For some people who are overweight, dieting and exercising just don’t work. Is weight-loss surgery the solution? Come find out more at the FREE information sessions.
Registration is required. Please call 859-212-4625. Space is limited, so make your reservation now! Information sessions are held the first Thursday of each month.
To make an appointment for a consultation, call 859-212-GOAL.