Dear Readers:
Welcome to the September 2010 issue of Bariatric Times. I just returned from Long Beach, California, where I attended the 15th Annual International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) meeting under the direction and organization of Dr. Mal Fobi. This was the first time the conference took place in the United States. I congratulate Dr. Fobi, Dr. Buchwald, and the IFSO leadership for a job well done. Nearly 1,000 surgeons from around the globe participated in this conference. One highlight was the Latin American session chaired by Dr. Luis Ibanez from Chile, which was conducted for the first time in the Spanish language, with the participation of nearly 100 surgeons from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Read the rest of this article »

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by Matthew J. Kruse, MD, and Miguel A. Burch, MD, FACS

Dr. Kruse is  from the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Burch is Associate Director of General Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

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(9):8–12 Read the rest of this article »

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by David Mahony, PhD, ABPP

Dr. Mahony is a clinical psychologist from Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Funding: There was no funding for the development of this article.

Financial Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(9):18–20 Read the rest of this article »

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An Interview with Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, FACS

Dr. Nguyen is from University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California.

Financial Disclosures: Dr. Nguyen reports no financial disclosures relevant to the content of this interview. Read the rest of this article »

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Spotlight on the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas
San Antonio, Texas

by Melinda Hart

Melinda Hart is part of the marketing team at Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, San Antonio, Texas.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(9)22–25 Read the rest of this article »

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The National Association of Bariatric Nurses
7th Annual Conference
Norfolk, Virginia, September 29–October 1, 2010

by Laurie D. McGinley, MS, CNS-BC, APN, CBN

Author affiliation: Ms. McGinley is the Bariatric Nurse Manager at Western Bariatric Institute of Reno, Nevada. Ms. McGinley has served as Vice President and President Elect of NABN and currently serves as President. She has worked in the hospital setting as well as office based.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(9):15 Read the rest of this article »

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Five Minutes with…Joe Nadglowski, Jr.

Joe Nadglowski, Jr. is the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Obesity Action Coalition. Mr. Nadglowski is a graduate of the University of Florida and holds a degree in Microbiology and Cell Science.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(9):21 Read the rest of this article »

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Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Body Mass Index (BMI) <35 Read the rest of this article »

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