Due to high demands patients who wish to see Dr. Poon for free diet counseling must meet the medical criteria and follow the steps below:

  1. You have to be obese.

  2. You have to have one or more medical conditions related to your obesity, such as:
    · High cholesterol
    · High Blood Pressure
    · Fatty Liver
    · Metabolic Syndrome
    · Type II Diabetes
    · Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    · Arthritis
    · Hernia
    · High Triglycerides
    · Fibromyositis
    · Reactive Hypoglycemia
    · Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
    · Infertility
    · Sleep Apnea
    · Snoring

  3. A letter of referral written by your family physician or specialist stating that you have a medical condition that requires weight reduction.

  4. A copy of your blood test from your last check up.

  5. Fax the letter of referral and blood test results to
    1-905-737-7621 for the Richmond Hill office,
    1-905-853-0404     for the Newmarket office,
    1-416-636-3236 for the Toronto Wilson office,
    1-416-654-0694     for Toronto St. Clair office or
    1-905-450-2707     for the Brampton office and we will contact you directly by phone with the time and date of your appointment to fill in some paper work.

  6. Dr. Poon Metabolic Clinic has 5 locations:

    The Richmond Hill office is located on the south side of York Central Hospital, 2 blocks west of Young Street on Major Mackenzie Drive West.

    Richmond Hill Office
    Suite 312, 250 Harding Blvd. West
    Richmond Hill, ON L4C 9M7


    The Newmarket office is located on the south of Davis Drive.

    Newmarket Office
    17215 Leslie Street, Unit C
    Newmarket, ON


    The Toronto Wilson office is at the south-west side of Wilson and Bathurst, right above the National Bank. Parking is at the rear of the building.

    Toronto Wilson Office
    343 Wilson Avenue, Suite 201
    Toronto, ON M3H 9M7


    The Toronto St. Clair office is west of Dufferin.

    Toronto St. Clair Office
    1221 St. Clair Avenue West
    Toronto, ON M6E 1B5


    Our Brampton Office is located on the south-east side of Queen Street East and Lynch Street.

    Brampton Office
    157 Queen Street East, Suite 203
    Queen-Lynch Medical Centre
    Brampton, ON L6W 3X4

  7. The first appointment will last about 30 minutes. Please bring all your medications with you to show the doctor.

  8. You will be assessed by one of our staff physician at your first visit and may not be Dr. Pat Poon himself

  9. The first meeting is for the purpose of assessment and the acceptance to the program is not automatic