Dear Readers:

Welcome to the August 2010 issue of Bariatric Times! Two very interesting articles, a difficult case presentation, and the 2010 Buyers Guide are the core contents of this month’s issue. Read the rest of this article »

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by Holly M. Thompson, MD, MPH, and Robert A. Andrews, MD

Dr. Thompson, is from the Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Andrews is from the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

Funding: There was no funding for the development of this article.
Financial Disclosures: The authors reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(8):10–14 Read the rest of this article »

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by Daniel DeUgarte, MD; Wendy Slusser, MD; and Amir Mehran, MD

Dr. DeUgarte is Surgical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program and Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Slusser is Medical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program and Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mehran is Surgical Director, UCLA Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center and Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of General Surgery for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(8):15–17 Read the rest of this article »

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Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

This month’s dilemma:
Complications following sleeve gastrectomy

This month’s expert:

Gregg H. Jossart, MD

Dr. Jossart is Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(8)19–20 Read the rest of this article »

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Dear Readers:

Welcome to the July 2010 issue of Bariatric Times. I hope that all who attended this year’s meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), which took place June 21–26 in Las Vegas, Nevada, enjoyed the presentations and exhibits. Read the rest of this article »

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by Anasuya Vasudevan MD, FRCA

Dr. Vasudevan is from the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):9–13 Read the rest of this article »

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by Amir Mehran, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Alaa Koleilat

Dr. Mehran and Ms. Koleilat are from the University of California, Los Angeles Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, California.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):16–17 Read the rest of this article »

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