by Rebecca P. Petersen, MD, MSc; Bipan Chand, MD; and Aurora D. Pryor, MD

The second article in this series is written by DRs. rebecca P. Petersen and Aurora D. Pryor, from the Duke Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; and DR. BIPAND CHAND, from the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Marc Bessler, a leading authority in the surgical treatment of obesity, is the Column Editor of this series, and Surgical Director, New York-Presbyterian Hospital Center, for Obesity Surgery, and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Director of Laparoscopic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.

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by Daniel M. Herron, MD and Adheesh Sabnis, MD

Column Editor: Marc Bessler, MD

The following is the first column in a series that will appear quarterly in Bariatric Times. This column will investigate current research in the surgical and clinical aspects of obesity treatment, and will educate bariatric care professionals on the most up-to-date, concrete information in the field of obesity treatment.

The leadoff article in this series is written by Dr. Daniel M. Herron and Dr. Adheesh Sabnis, from the Section of Bariatric Surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

Dr. Marc Bessler, a leading authority in the surgical treatment of obesity, is the Column Editor of this series, and Surgical Director, New York-Presbyterian Hospital Center for Obesity Surgery, and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Director of Laparoscopic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York. He has spoken at numerous forums and has published on a variety of topics pertaining to surgical management of obesity.

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