Dear Bariatric Times readers:

I just returned from the XVI World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), which took place August 31 to September 3, 2011, in Hamburg, Germany. The meeting was a great success. Congratulations to Sylvie Weiner and Dr. Rudolph Weiner on the impeccable organization of IFSO 2011, and to Dr. Karl Miller, President. I also congratulate Dr. Pradeep Chowbey from New Dhelli, India, IFSO President-Elect for 2012. He will host the XVII IFSO World Congress, September 11 to 15, 2012, in New Delhi, India. Read the rest of this article »

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This Month’s Featured Expert

Robert E. Brolin, MD, FACS
Dr. Brolin is Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Director, Bariatric Surgery
University Medical Center at Princeton, New Jersey.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(9):8–9 Read the rest of this article »

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by Youssef Andraos, MD; Dany Ziade, MD; Rana Achcouty, MD; and Mariette Awad, PhD

Dr. Andraos is Chief, Department of Bariatric Surgery, Abou Jaoude Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon; Dr. Ziade is Chief, Department of Anesthesiology, Abou Jaoude Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon; Dr. Achcouty is an anesthesiologist, Abou Jaoude Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon; and Professor Awad is Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon Read the rest of this article »

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by Paul O’Brien, MD

Dr. O’Brien is from the Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(9):18–21

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Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

This Month’s Dilemma: Management of Large Left Upper Quadrant Air-Fluid Collection after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

This Month’s Featured Expert: Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS Read the rest of this article »

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by Eric J. DeMaria, MD

Dr. DeMaria is from New Hope Wellness Center, Raleigh, North Carolina.

In the first installment of this column, I discussed long-term care after bariatric surgery. This month is a bit of a sequel, and I actually have some good news: I have heard from many of our colleagues in the bariatric surery community who agree that our system of care needs improvement.  Many agree that surgeons cannot possibly provide the level of aftercare support that our patients need and deserve, unless of course they stop performing surgery on the millions of people who might benefit from it. Read the rest of this article »

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by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Dr. Blackstone is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona. Read the rest of this article »

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