Kathryn Czaplinski
/ Categories: NEWS, 2024

Capital Bariatrics joins Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s New York practice

Caption: Surgeons Matthew D. McDonald, DO and Terence Clarke, MD lead the clinical team at Capital Bariatrics.

BENNINGTON, VT—March 11, 2025—Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member of Dartmouth Health, is expanding medical weight loss options in the region with Albany-based Capital Bariatrics.

Capital Bariatrics became a practice of SVMC’s Twin Rivers Medical, P.C in February and officially reopened the Albany office at 7 Southwoods Boulevard on March 10. The team is also practicing out of Bennington, Vermont.

“Capital Bariatrics has an established reputation in the region and years of expertise,” said Trey Dobson, MD, chief medical officer and vice president of clinical services at SVMC. “Building upon our existing relationship was a natural progression and one we know will have a positive impact on the communities we serve.”

The clinical team at Capital Bariatrics is led by surgeons Matthew D. McDonald, DO and Terence Clarke, MD. The team provides surgical options, medical weight loss programs, comprehensive support and post-surgery care.

“We’re thrilled to have the additional support and resources that come with being part of an exceptional healthcare system,” said Dr. Clarke. “We closely align in our commitment to providing individualized, safe and compassionate care.”

Dr. McDonald noted that the care team’s expertise and dedication to patients remains the same. 

“Bariatric surgery and medical weight loss is a life-changing journey for patients and we’re grateful to be back, doing what we do best, which is supporting patients on the path to a healthier life,” said Dr. McDonald.

Visit CapitalBariatrics.com or call the office at 518-641-6580 to learn more.

Caption: Surgeons Matthew D. McDonald, DO and Terence Clarke, MD lead the clinical team at Capital Bariatrics.

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About SVMC:

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member of Dartmouth Health, is a comprehensive, preeminent, health care system providing exceptional, convenient, and affordable care to the communities of Bennington and Windham Counties of Vermont, eastern Rensselaer and Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. SVMC includes the Dartmouth Cancer Center at SVMC, the SVHC Foundation, as well as 25 primary and specialty care practices. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is among the most lauded small rural health systems in the nation. It is the recipient of the American Hospital Association’s 2020 Rural Hospital Leadership Award. In addition, SVMC is a five-time recipient of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. SVMC provides exceptional care without discriminating on the basis of an individual’s age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Language assistance services, free of charge, are available at 1-800-367-9559.

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Meet Emma Weiskopf, MD

Neurologist Emma Weiskopf, MD, joined the SVMC Neurology practice in March and is ready to see patients remotely using telemedicine and in person at her office. Dr. Weiskopf provides care for neurological problems, including seizures; headaches, including botox for migraines; and neuromuscular disease. She also provides comprehensive EMG/NCS services, a test for recording the electrical activity of muscles and nerves, which is used to diagnose such disorders as carpal tunnel.

Dr. Weiskopf received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, both in New York. She served as chief resident 2005 – 2006 before going on to a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at New York University Medical Center 2006 – 2007.

Dr. Weiskopf has been an attending neurologist at Berkshire Medical Center in Massachusetts since 2008. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Her office is in suite 307 of the Medical Office Building, which is located at 140 Hospital Drive in Bennington. For more information, call 802-447-4555.

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