Carol Poe (right) checks in with her physician, Dr. Donald Whiting, shown with registered nurse Cindy Angie, once a week for a weigh-in after undergoing deep brain stimulation for weight loss more than two months ago. The brain surgery is an accepted treatment for essential tremors and Parkinson’s disease, but is experimental in treating obesity.
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