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Anti-obesity Pharmacotherapy: Where Do We Stand in 2023?

Anti-obesity Pharmacotherapy: Where Do We Stand in 2023?

| November 1, 2023

by Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC Dr. Bays is Medical Director/President, Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center, and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. […]

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Patient Care Following Bariatric Surgery

Patient Care Following Bariatric Surgery

| May 1, 2023

by Catherine Varney, DO, FAAFP, ABOM  Dr. Varney is Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2023;20(5–6):30. Postoperative patient care is a crucial component of long-term success, and […]

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The “Obesity Paradox”—Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

The “Obesity Paradox”—Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

| March 1, 2023

by Carl Lavie Jr., MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP  Dr. Lavie is the Associate Editor and Cardiovascular Section Editor of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. He serves on over 50 editorial boards, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and American Journal of Cardiology. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts […]

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Bariatric Surgery in 2023: The Latest Tools and Trends

Bariatric Surgery in 2023: The Latest Tools and Trends

| February 1, 2023

by Teresa LaMasters, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM Dr. LaMasters currently serves as Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at UnityPoint Clinic Weight Loss Specialists in West Des Moines, Iowa, and Bariatric Surgeon and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts […]

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A Clinician’s Guide to Motivational Interviewing

A Clinician’s Guide to Motivational Interviewing

| January 1, 2023

by Pranjali Sharma, MD, FAPCR, FEAA Dr. Sharma is an American Board-Certified Internist and Endocrinologist, practicing as an Endocrinologist at Parkview Health System in Pueblo, Colorado. She is an accomplished clinician-educator and researcher with multiple peer-reviewed publications and leadership roles in national organizations, including The Obesity Medicine Association. She serves on the peer-review boards of […]

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A Look Ahead to Obesity Treatment in 2023

A Look Ahead to Obesity Treatment in 2023

| December 1, 2022

by Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA Dr. Fitch is the President of the Obesity Medicine Association, former Co-Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and the University of Cincinnati College of […]

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Fundamentals of Obesity Treatment: OMA Extends a Virtual Primer for Practitioners

Fundamentals of Obesity Treatment: OMA Extends a Virtual Primer for Practitioners

| November 1, 2022

by Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA Dr. Pennings is an associate professor and Chair of Family Medicine at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine; director of the Campbell University Health Center; and executive director of clinical education for the Obesity Medicine Association.  Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant […]

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Status, Stress, and Struggle: How Socioeconomic Circumstances Impact Obesity

Status, Stress, and Struggle: How Socioeconomic Circumstances Impact Obesity

| October 1, 2022

by Jennifer Ng, MD, DABOM Dr. Jennifer Ng is an internist with a secondary specialization in obesity medicine; Assistant Professor of Medicine of the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, New York; and committee chair of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)’s outreach committee.  Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author […]

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Overcoming Obesity: OMA’s Fall Conference to Offer the Latest Obesity Tools and Knowledge to Advance Obesity Outcomes

Overcoming Obesity: OMA’s Fall Conference to Offer the Latest Obesity Tools and Knowledge to Advance Obesity Outcomes

| September 1, 2022

by Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA Dr. Lazarus is Director of the Clinical Nutrition Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and he is the current president of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) and serves as their delegate in the American Medical Association (AMA).  Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant […]

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Managing Weight Loss for Older Adults: Key Considerations and Challenges

Managing Weight Loss for Older Adults: Key Considerations and Challenges

| August 1, 2022

by John Batsis, MD, FACP, FTOS, AGSF, FGSA Dr. Batsis is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Funding: No funding was provided. […]

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