Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has engaged Helmuth T. Billy, MD, as Medical Director to oversee medical affairs for the company’s first weight loss treatment center. Located in San Diego’s North County area, the 2,000 square foot Obalon Center for Weight Loss is expected to begin treating patients in the fall of 2019. Dr. Helmuth Billy is currently Director of Bariatric Surgery at St. John's Regional Medical Center. In addition, he has extensive international experience and is a visiting consultant for the General Surgery/Bariatric Surgery program at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Community Memorial Hospital, an American College of Surgeons accredited Bariatric Center located in Ventura, California.