RSSCategory: ASMBS State Chapter Spotlight

Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

| April 1, 2022

by Vicky Blackard, MBA/HCA, RN, CBN Ms. Blackard was the past Integrated Health (IH) president of the Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean State Chapter of the ASMBS. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2022;19(4):14. On Friday, February 11, […]

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Missouri State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

Missouri State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

| February 1, 2022

by Magdy F. Giurgius, MD, MBChB, MSc, FACS  Dr. Girurgius is with Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Missouri. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2022;19(2):8. The Missouri state chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) […]

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New York State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

New York State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

| October 1, 2021

by Aurora Pryor, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Pryor is with Stony Brook Medicine in Stony Brook, New York. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(10):12. The New York state (NYS) chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and […]

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Oregon State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

Oregon State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

| September 1, 2021

by Farah Husain, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Husain is an Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon and is the President of the Oregon State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Obesity Surgery (ASMBS). Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to […]

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Reconnecting in Oklahoma/Arkansas—State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

Reconnecting in Oklahoma/Arkansas—State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

| August 1, 2021

by Laura Fischer, MD, MS, FACS Dr. Fischer is with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the president of the Oklahoma/Arkansas State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to […]

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Arizona State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

Arizona State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

| July 1, 2021

by David Podkameni, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Podkameni is the President of the Arizona State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(7):12. The Arizona state chapter of the […]

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ASMBS State Chapter Spotlight: Connecticut State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

ASMBS State Chapter Spotlight: Connecticut State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

| June 1, 2021

by Pavlos Papasavas, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Papasavas is with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, and is the President of the Connecticut State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric […]

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The Georgia State Chapter of the ASMBS—Fighting for Access to Care

The Georgia State Chapter of the ASMBS—Fighting for Access to Care

| May 1, 2021

by Danny M. Vaughn, MD, FACS; Shaneeta Johnson, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS; and L. Renee Hilton, MD Dr. Vaughn is with Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Johnson is with the Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, in  Dr. Hilton is with the Medical College of Georgia […]

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ASMBS State Chapter Spotlight: Virginia Bariatric Society (VBS): the Virginia/West Virginia ASMBS State Chapter

ASMBS State Chapter Spotlight: Virginia Bariatric Society (VBS): the Virginia/West Virginia ASMBS State Chapter

| April 1, 2021

by Guilherme M. Campos, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Campos is the Paul J. Nutter Professor of Surgery; Chairman, Division of Bariatric and Gastrointestinal Surgery; Director, Bariatric Surgery Program; and Co-Director, Advanced GI/MIS, Bariatric and Foregut Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts […]

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The Louisiana State Chapter of the ASMBS—Improving Access to Care

The Louisiana State Chapter of the ASMBS—Improving Access to Care

| March 1, 2021

by William S. Richardson, MD; Rachel L. Moore, MD, FACS, ABOM; and Phil Gachassin, MD, MHCM, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Richardson is Section Head, Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, Louisiana, Professor, University of Queensland, and President of the Louisiana State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (LAASMBS). Dr. Moore is with Moore […]

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