Bariatric Center Spotlight:
The Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery (CCBS) at St. Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland, Ohio

Cardiology Perspective:
Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation and Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients
by Vinod Miryala, MD; and Craig R. Asher, MD

Exercise Physiology Perspective:
The Role of the Clinical Exercise Physiologist in the Interdisciplinary Team
Carol Ewing Garber, PhD, RCEP, FACSM

Nephrology perspective:
Obesity-Related Nephropathy
by Orit Kaidar-Person, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS; and Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS

Patient Management:
Positioning for Bariatric Surgery
by Jeremy Collins, MB ChB, FRCA; and Jay B. Brodsky, MD

Patient Perspective:
ONE PATIENT�S JOURNEY� From Burger King to Beauty Queen
by Melanie Au

Perspective:
An Interview with Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS
Interview by Colleen Hutchinson

Psychological Perspective:
Is Binge Eating an Addiction? Implications and Treatment Considerations
by Karen Stickler, PsyD and Roopal Pujara, PsyD

Surgical Perspective:
Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in Gastric Bypass Patients: The State of the Art
Kimberley Steele, MD; Michael Schweitzer, MD; Giselle Hamad, MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD; Eric DeMaria, MD; Julio Teixeira, MD; Anne Lidor, MD; and Thomas Magnuson, MD