Archive for April, 2010
Awake Tracheal Intubation in Patients with Morbid Obesity: When, Why, and How?
by Jeremy Collins, Mb. ChB., FRCA, and Jay B. Brodsky, MD Dr. Collins is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Dr. Borodsky is Professor of Anesthesia, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):8–10
Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
by Natan Zundel, MD, FACS; Elias Chousleb, MD; and Soni Chousleb, MD Dr. Zundel is Clinical Professor of Surgery, Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami, Florida; Dr. E. Chousleb is from The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida; and Dr. S. Chousleb is from the Department of Surgery, […]
Challenges of a Continually Changing Field of Medicine
An interview with John Baker, MD, President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Dr. John Baker runs a private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is Medical Director, Baptist Health Weight Loss Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, and co-director of the Baptist Medical Center’s bariatric surgery program, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Diabetes Surgery: What Have We Learned?
by Ricardo Cohen, MD Dr. Cohen is from the Center of Excellence of Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Disorders, Oswaldo Cruz Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil Financial Disclosures: Dr. Cohen has no financial disclosures relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):23–25
Treatment Option in Patient Presenting with Small Bowel Obstruction from Bezoars in the Jejunojejunal Anastomosis after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery This month’s dilemma: Treatment Option in Patient Presenting with Small Bowel Obstruction from Bezoars in the Jejunojejunal Anastomosis after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass This month’s expert: Peter Benotti, MD, FACS About the expert Dr. Benotti is the Residency Program Director, Department of Surgery, St. Francis Medical Center, 601 Hamilton […]
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) Tenth Annual Conference
Symposium Synopsis: The Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) Tenth Annual Conference San Diego, California, February 22–27, 2010
The Battle for Access to Care for Treatment of Obesity
by Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is the Medical Director at Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is Co-Chair of Access to Care Committee and Secretary/Treasurer for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):11–15
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