Dear Friends:
I am writing to you on my flight back from Washington, DC, where I attended the 96th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Although I have plenty to share with you, I will try to concentrate on what I believe are the most important issues.
First, I would like to announce that the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) will be issuing the “International Fellow of the ASMBS” title to surgeons from around the globe that, aside from being active bariatric surgeons, are contributing their cases to the national Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)-administered database Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database or “BOLD.” I encourage all international bariatric surgeons not to wait—apply for ASMBS membership and start entering your data to help us show our governments and insurance carriers the safety and outcomes of bariatric surgery. Read the rest of this article »

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by Alëna A. Balasanova, MS III

Author affiliation: Ms. Balasanova is third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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

Financial disclosure: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Read the rest of this article »

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by Jacqueline Jacques, ND

Dr. Jacqueline Jacques is a Naturopathic Doctor with more than a decade of expertise in medical nutrition. Dr Jacques has spent much of her career in the dietary supplement industry as a formulator, speaker, writer and educator. She is the Chief Science Officer for Catalina Lifesciences LLC, a company dedicated to providing the best of nutritional care to weight loss surgery patients.

Abstract
Most weight loss surgery programs in the United States recommend dietary supplements as part of their postoperative care. Health professionals are often confused about the regulatory and quality issues in the dietary supplement industry. This article reviews the current regulatory status of dietary supplements in the United States in an effort to help clinicians better evaluate products they recommend for their patients. Read the rest of this article »

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This Month’s Featured Expert: Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Dr. Pomp is a Leon C. Hirsch Professor, Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, and Chief, Section of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.

This Month’s Dilemma: Management of Proximal Gastrogastric Fistula Due to Staple Line Dehiscence

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Dr. Nadler is Co-Director, Children’s National Obesity Institute, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Principal Investigator, Systems Biology Initiative, Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Washington, DC; Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Integrative Systems Biology, The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

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