Archive for August, 2011

Statistics Suggest that Obesity Thrives on a Low Income

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Dear Bariatric Times friends and colleagues: I was glued to the radio trying to figure out what was going on with the stock market (bad idea) when I came across a very interesting radio show on WLRN (public radio and television for South Florida) that discussed the increased prevalence of obesity in France. The French, […]

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Letter to the Editor

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Dear Bariatric Times Editor:

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How to Perform a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Using the Circular Stapler

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Surgical Pearls: Techniques in Bariatric Surgery Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This month’s technique: How to Perform a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Using the Circular Stapler This Month’s Featured Expert: Alan C. Wittgrove, MD, FASMBS Dr. Wittgrove is Medical Director, Wittgrove Bariatric Center, La Jolla, California […]

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Volumetry: A New Dimension in Contouring the Massive Weight Loss Patient

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by Michele A. Shermak, MD, FACS Dr. Shermak is Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(8):10–11

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The 11th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium

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Salt Lake City, Utah, February 21–26, 2011 by Kathleen A. Wenzler Kathleen Wenzler is Conference Marketing Director for Quadrant HealthCom. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(8):12

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Use of Bovine Pericardium in Complex Hernia Repair

Use of Bovine Pericardium in Complex Hernia Repair

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The Hole in the Wall with Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS This Month’s Featured Expert: by Moses K. Shieh, DO, FACOS Dr. Shieh is a Bariatric Surgeon and Specialist in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery for Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, Florida

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ASMBS Foundation News and Update—August 2011

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August 2011 by David Provost, MD

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ASMBS News and Update—August 2011

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August 2011 by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS

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