Led by Dr. Charles Rockhead. Any plan, including GLP-1 medication such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, is decided only at an in-person consultation. Not a one-size protocol, and not a quick fix.
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Every procedure at Oshun is reviewed and led by a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. Dr. Rockhead is a physician first — the same one who treats women's health on the other side of his practice.
Three decades as a practicing OB/GYN at Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice. Every Medical Weight Loss plan is reviewed by a physician who has cared for women through pregnancy, surgery, perimenopause, and post-natal recovery.
Every Medical Weight Loss patient leaves consultation with a written plan: areas, technique, timing, recovery, cost. Returning patients refine the same plan rather than starting from scratch every visit.
Oshun's approach favours conservative, considered care over aggressive intervention. Decisions are made in conversation with you, options are presented in plain language, and consent is informed at every step.
Most first-time patients arrive with the same set of unspoken questions. They are answered below in the order most people think them — from "how much will I need" to "what if I'm pregnant."
Medical weight loss is a physician-supervised program combining prescription medications (where indicated), structured nutrition, exercise guidance, and behavioural support. Modern programs often use semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, or tirzepatide, which acts on both the GIP and GLP-1 receptors, for eligible patients.
The GLP-1 medicines prescribed at Oshun include Ozempic (semaglutide, a weekly injection), Mounjaro (tirzepatide, a weekly injection) and Rybelsus (semaglutide, a daily tablet). Which one, if any, is right for you is decided at consultation. Ozempic and Rybelsus are licensed for type 2 diabetes. Using them for weight loss is outside that licence, and is a decision Dr. Rockhead makes with you.
The honest version
Why medical weight loss sometimes disappoints.
Medical weight loss disappoints when patients expect medication alone to do all the work, or when there is no plan for what happens after the medicine.
GLP-1 medications work powerfully on appetite but are not magic. In trials, people regained a substantial part of the weight in the year after stopping, even with diet and activity support. So the plan has to cover what happens after the medicine, not only the months you are on it.
The other consideration is cost and supply. GLP-1 medications are expensive, sometimes hard to source consistently. Patients need a sustainable plan that doesn't depend on indefinite access — or honest planning if indefinite use is expected.
At Oshun, we don't run that model. Medical Weight Loss here is physician-led from consultation through follow-up, with a written plan in your hands and a follow-up visit on the calendar before you leave.
Medical weight management at Oshun is overseen by Dr. Rockhead personally. The integration of medical optimization with hormonal context (particularly important in women in perimenopause/menopause) is more integrated than weight-clinic-only approaches.
Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director — Oshun Cosmetic Services, Kingston.
Medical Director · Board-Certified OB/GYN · 30+ years of practice
Dr. Charles Rockhead is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than thirty years of practice in Kingston. He is the Medical Director of Oshun Cosmetic Services and the founding physician of Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice.
A Medical Weight Loss visit at Oshun follows a clear sequence — from consultation through the procedure itself through follow-up. Here is what happens, step by step.
Before any Medical Weight Loss is scheduled, you meet Dr. Rockhead in person at 9 Devon Road. He reviews your medical history, examines you as appropriate, and explains the options — including the option not to proceed. You leave with a clear written plan and a quote.
Baseline labs (CBC, comprehensive metabolic panel, lipid panel, HbA1c, TSH, vitamin D). Bring records of weight history and current medications.
Dr. Rockhead reviews medical history, weight history, prior attempts, and labs. He then writes an individualised plan covering medication (where appropriate), nutrition, activity, behavioural support, and monitoring — with realistic targets.
Adhere to prescribed regimen. See a doctor straight away for severe stomach pain that does not go away. Drink enough fluids if you vomit or have diarrhoea. Tell us about any new symptom. Once you are on the injections you are seen once a month at no additional charge — a 15–30 minute consult where Dr. Rockhead assesses your weight loss, inches lost and fat loss, amongst other things. We typically suggest an initial 3 months on the injections, so you get three free consults.
The dose is raised step by step over several months. In trials, weight kept falling for more than a year.
Medical Weight Loss isn't a one-size category — the right approach depends on your specific situation. Below are common patient profiles we see. If one sounds like you, an in-person consultation at 9 Devon Road is the next step.
Patients with obesity-related conditions where weight loss directly improves the underlying condition.
Pre-diabetes managementPatients with elevated HbA1c whose primary driver is weight, and who meet the BMI criteria for treatment.
Perimenopausal weight changeWomen whose weight has increased through perimenopause or menopause and who meet the BMI criteria for treatment.
Planning surgeryTell Dr. Rockhead and your anaesthetist that you take a GLP-1 medicine. It slows stomach emptying, which matters under general anaesthetic or deep sedation.
If this sounds right
Every Medical Weight Loss patient at Oshun starts with a consultation. Twenty minutes, in-person at 9 Devon Road, with Dr. Rockhead. No procedure is scheduled, no quote is signed, no pressure either way. You leave with a plan and a price — or you leave with neither.
No obligation · Every consultation is in-person with Dr. Rockhead. Call +1 (876) 676-6297
Open any of them. We've written each answer the way Dr. Rockhead would actually say it — not the way a brochure would.
Medical weight loss works best as a program, not a prescription.
No obligation · Every consultation is in-person with Dr. Rockhead. Call +1 (876) 676-6297